singleness

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The Rhetoric of Singleness Being single and being lonely are not the same thing—but our culture insists on conflating them.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2012

Singleness, the message seems to be, is merely an unfulfilling wind-up for the far greater thrill of a real romantic relationship.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2012

Singleness of purpose, and relentless vigour in the execution of the purpose, were the qualities necessary to the conduct of the vast enterprise of subduing the Confederacy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

"Singleness of mind and purity," replied Madame de la Chanterie.

From The Brotherhood of Consolation by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott

Singleness of aim is the primary virtue in a savant.

From Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life by Flaubert, Gustave