Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Single; unmarried: Describes a person who is not married and does not have a spouse. It is a neutral term indicating marital status.
   • Celibate; living alone: Can describe a state of choosing to live without a partner, often implying a solitary lifestyle, not necessarily with a religious connotation.

2. Noun (in specific contexts):

   • The state of being single; singlehood: Refers to the condition or period of life when one is not married.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy vẫn còn độc thân. (He is still single.)
  • Cô ấy chọn lối sống độc thân để tập trung vào sự nghiệp. (She chose a single/celibate lifestyle to focus on her career.)
• Noun:
  • Độc thân có những lợi ích riêng của nó. (Being single has its own benefits.)

Advanced Usage

• "Hộ độc thân": A single-person household; a legal or administrative term for a person living alone.
  • Trên giấy tờ, tôi đăng ký là hộ độc thân. (On paper, I am registered as a single-person household.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sống độc thân (verb phrase): To live single; to live a single life.
  • Bác tôi quyết định sống độc thân cả đời. (My uncle decided to live single his whole life.)

Synonyms

• Single: Not married.
• Unmarried: Not having a spouse.
• Celibate: Abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, often by vow or choice.

Antonyms

• Đã kết hôn: Married.
• Có gia đình: Having a family.

Related Idioms and Common Phrases

• Ở vậy / Ở một mình: To remain single; to live alone (similar in meaning but can carry a more permanent or solitary nuance).

  • Sau ly hôn, bà ấy quyết định ở vậy. (After the divorce, she decided to remain single.)

• Tự do / Độc lập: Freedom/Independence (often associated with the benefits of single life).

  • Anh ấy thích sự tự do của cuộc sống độc thân. (He enjoys the freedom of single life.)

adj

1. single; celibate