Synonyms for celibacy
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
Related words
- Word family
- celibacist celibate
- Is a kind of
- chastity
Forms
- Plural
- celibacies → chastities, singlenesses, bachelorhoods…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| celibacy | rising | |
| singleness | steady | |
| bachelorhood | rising | |
| sexlessness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- chastity3
- 10 letters
- singleness
- 11 letters
- sexlessness
- 12 letters
- bachelorhood
- 13 letters
- antisexuality
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chastity3 = 3 syllables).