wifeless

adjective

wife·​less -lə̇s 

: having no wife

the only wifeless man in the group of old classmates

Word History

Etymology

Middle English wifles, from Old English wīflēas, from wīf wife + -lēas -less

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Rhymes for wifeless

• lifeless