widowerhood
Husband's mourning state
Widowerhood is the state of being a widower—a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried.
The term parallels widowhood but is far less common, partly because men who lose spouses remarry at higher rates than women.
He spent his widowerhood in quiet solitude.
Being without something
- deceasedNo longer living
- spouselessHaving no spouse
- survivorOne still alive after
- deathCessation of life
bereft · void · absence · separation · finality · mortality · passing · departed
Capacity to recover quickly
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- healingRestoration of health
- renewalMaking current again
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
hope · reinvention · self-care · therapy · counseling · remarriage · growth · strength
Deep emotional distress
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
desolation · melancholy · woe · despair · tears · yearning · emptiness · longing
State of lacking companions
- isolationComplete separation from others
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- quietudeState of calm stillness
solitariness · lonesomeness · withdrawal · companionless · unpartnered · singlehood · independence · self-reliance
Advanced in age
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- seniorHigher in rank
- pensionerRetired payment recipient
- veteranExperienced former soldier
loss
Being without something
- deceasedNo longer living
- spouselessHaving no spouse
- survivorOne still alive after
death · bereft · void · absence · separation · finality · mortality · passing · departed · memorial
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- healingRestoration of health
- renewalMaking current again
adaptation · hope · reinvention · self-care · therapy · counseling · remarriage · growth · strength · survival
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
lamentation · desolation · melancholy · woe · despair · tears · yearning · emptiness · longing · pining
loneliness
State of lacking companions
- isolationComplete separation from others
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- silenceTotal lack of sound
quietude · solitariness · lonesomeness · withdrawal · companionless · unpartnered · singlehood · independence · self-reliance
elderly
Advanced in age
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- seniorHigher in rank
- pensionerRetired payment recipient
widowerhoodmarriage
Formal union between partners
married life · matrimony · wedlock · wedded bliss · bachelorhood