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Britannica Dictionary definition of SINGLE. 1. always used before a noun : not having or including another : only one. They lost by a single point. [=they lost by one point] A single shoe was found. It costs $10 for a single glass of wine! [+] more examples. — sometimes used to emphasize the largeness or importance of something.
(of a person) not married or having a romantic relationship with somebody. a single person/woman/man. The apartments are ideal for single people living alone. Are you still single? She remained single till her death. Young people are staying single for longer. The film stars Bening as a single mother with a teenage son.
Definitions of single. adjective. existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual. “upon the hill stood a single tower” “had but a single thought which was to escape” “a single survivor” “a single serving” “a single lens” “a single thickness” synonyms: azygos, azygous. occurring singly; not one of a pair.
