English Dictionary

spinster

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈspɪnstə/

名詞

軽蔑的 時々 廃用 方言 稀用

(sometimes derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.

日本語の意味

（軽蔑的な含意を伴うことがある）結婚したことがない女性、特に一般的な適婚年齢を過ぎた女性

Although the villagers called her a spinster, she led a content and independent life filled with books and travel.

村人たちは彼女を未婚の女性（しばしば侮蔑的に、結婚適齢期を過ぎたと見なされる女性を指す言葉）と呼んだが、彼女は本や旅に満ちた満足で自立した生活を送っていた。

意味（1）

(sometimes derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.

If […] a woman be named spinster, she may abate […]the same [writ].

意味（2）

One who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spinmeister.

意味（3）

(obsolete) Someone whose occupation was spinning thread.

The spinsters and the knitters in the sun.

意味（4）

(obsolete) A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.

意味（5）

(rare, dialectal) A spider; an insect (such as a silkworm) which spins thread.

spinsters （ plural ）