Other Words from spinster

spinsterhood \ ˈspin(t)-stər-ˌhu̇d

\ noun

spinsterish \ ˈspin(t)-st(ə-)rish

\ adjective

spinsterly adjective

Examples of spinster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At 28 years old, the clever and quick-witted Eloise Bridgerton is single and therefore, considered a spinster in London high society. — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2022 In the early modern period, the word spinster didn’t mean unmarried woman. — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2022 The first was one Mildred Pratt, an eccentric spinster poet for whom it was built by her Mormon father in 1880. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Mar. 2022 The play focuses on a ranch-owning spinster and a pair of suitors. — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2022 Huppert’s turn as the singing, dancing spinster aunt Augustine — a rare comedic performance — was a scene-stealer. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2022 She’s Agatha, a terrifyingly stern spinster sister stuck in a rundown manse on a simulacrum of the wild Yorkshire moors, a fever nightmare of Charlotte Brontë-like origin. — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 23 Jan. 2022 In the series, the old-guard is represented by the formidable widow Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski) and her spinster sister, Ada Brook (Cynthia Nixon). — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2022 One is an old and well-appointed brownstone occupied by the widow Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski) and her spinster sister Ada (Cynthia Nixon). — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2022 See More

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