bachelor
Man without spouse
A bachelor is an unmarried man, particularly one who has never married.
The word often implies someone living independently and perhaps enjoying single life: He's a confirmed bachelor.
A bachelor's degree is the first level of university degree, and a bachelor apartment (or bachelor pad) is a small dwelling suited for one person.
In older usage, a bachelor was also a young knight serving under another's banner.
Unit of measurement
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- BSFalsehoods, or science degree
- graduateOne who earned degree
- diplomaAcademic completion document
commencement · honors · major · thesis · coursework · alumnus · convocation · magna
Meeting required conditions
- unattachedNot joined or connected
- singleOne in number
- unwedNot hitched
- singlehoodUnmarried state
uncommitted · partnerless · available · dating · playboy · confirmed · lifelong · perennial
Cushioned writing surface
- apartmentRented unit in building
- flatLacking vertical variation
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- loftSpace beneath the roof
quarters · digs · den · kitchenette · microwave · takeout · minimalist · spartan
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
flexibility · spontaneity · carefree · unencumbered · unfettered · discretion · adventure · unconstrained
degree
Unit of measurement
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- BSFalsehoods, or science degree
- graduateOne who earned degree
diploma · commencement · honors · major · thesis · coursework · alumnus · convocation · magna · summa
eligible
Meeting required conditions
- unattachedNot joined or connected
- singleOne in number
- unwedNot hitched
singlehood · uncommitted · partnerless · available · dating · playboy · confirmed · lifelong · perennial · eternal
pad
Cushioned writing surface
- apartmentRented unit in building
- flatLacking vertical variation
- studioCreative professional's workspace
loft · quarters · digs · den · kitchenette · microwave · takeout · minimalist · spartan · untidy
self-sufficient
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- freedomAbsence of constraint
liberty · flexibility · spontaneity · carefree · unencumbered · unfettered · discretion · adventure · unconstrained · solitary
seal
Authentication stamp or mark
- herdGrazing animals together
- rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
colony · bull · juvenile · haul-out · subadult · nonbreeding · male
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- reality TVSurvivor, contestant, elimination, The Simple Life, Big Brother
- Dutch Educationuniversity, school, gymnasium, student, docent
- medieval learningmedieval universities, trivium, scholasticism, liberal arts, monastery
- personalspersonal ads, personals, SWM, classified ads, dating profile
- regency romancecourtship, marriage plot, proposal, suitor, suitors
- bachelor partyPre-nuptial celebration for groom
- bachelor partiesPre-nuptial celebrations for grooms
- bachelorette partyPre-nuptial celebration for bride
- bachelor's degreeFirst-level university qualification
- bachelorette partiesPre-wedding celebrations for brides
- bachelor padSingle man's dwelling
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