wifeless
Lacking a bride
Wifeless means without a wife—either never married or no longer married.
The word appears in literary or formal contexts: He lived out his days wifeless and alone.
It parallels childless or friendless, suggesting absence or lack rather than simply unmarried status.
Unwed male adult
- unwedNot hitched
- singleOne in number
- unattachedNot joined or connected
- matelessWithout a counterpart
unpartnered · eligible · uncommitted · free · unbound · unaffianced · unpledged · unengaged
Man whose wife died
- bereavementState following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lossBeing without something
widowhood · sorrow · heartache · remembrance · memorial · consolation · survivor · remarriage
State of being alone
- isolationComplete separation from others
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
desolation · forlorn · pining · alienation · companionless · seclusion · alone · aching
Depending on oneself alone
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
flexibility · self-determination · privacy · self-governance · agency · personal space · unencumbered · self-direction
bachelor
Unwed male adult
- unwedNot hitched
- singleOne in number
- unattachedNot joined or connected
mateless · unpartnered · eligible · uncommitted · free · unbound · unaffianced · unpledged · unengaged · nonmarried
widower
Man whose wife died
- bereavementState following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
loss · widowhood · sorrow · heartache · remembrance · memorial · consolation · survivor · remarriage · funeral
solitude
State of being alone
- isolationComplete separation from others
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
longing · desolation · forlorn · pining · alienation · companionless · seclusion · alone · aching · melancholy
self-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
liberty · flexibility · self-determination · privacy · self-governance · agency · personal space · unencumbered · self-direction · individual