singlet

noun

sin·​glet ˈsiŋ-glət 

1

[from its having only one thickness of cloth] chiefly British : an athletic jersey

also : undershirt

2

: an atom or molecule that has no net electronic magnetic moment

also : an excited state of an atom or molecule that is a singlet

Examples of singlet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Daniels then received a call from her coach telling her not to wear the team singlet on Marathon Monday. —Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2025

In pleather shorts and satin panties, wrestling singlets and jockstraps, nearly 40 pairs of wrestlers grappled like their very being depended on it. —Glenna Gordon, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025

Queen Camilla is used to hosting British celebrities at Buckingham Palace, but most aren't dressed in a shiny singlet! —Meredith Kile, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025

Different jumpsuits! — M.W. Tearaway powder blue disco singlets are gonna be flying off the shelves after this Benson Boone set. —August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

singlet

noun

sin·​glet ˈsiŋ-glət 

chiefly British

: undershirt