Old-maidism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Old-maidism is a noun meaning The condition or characteristics of a spinster.
Meaning
The condition or characteristics of a spinster.
Example Sentences
I might not be ſuppoſed ſo far advanced in old-maidiſm; to have my whole deſign imputed to a ſeverity which ſometimes prevails amongſt that unfortunate claſs of females.
Rose Tyler, Belinda’s niece, who was short and pretty, had achieved all the old-maidism she boasted, which was, as one might imagine, no ereat amount, having seen only twenty-three years.
An Old Maid is a being rich in all the rarer attributes of her sex,—a fact which has been concealed and hidden from the carping world, solely by its course and selfish opinion as to Old Maidism.
The great cauſe which contributes to OLD MAIDISM is the natural vanity inherent in our ſex ; and which makes us believe, that at any time we may inſure to ourſelves what we hold indiſpenſably our duty for a while to reject.
Word Forms
- old-maidisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spinsterishness, spinsterdom, maidenliness, unmaidenliness, maidhood, maiden-auntishness.
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