alleinstehend

== German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === alleinstehend (strong nominative masculine singular alleinstehender, not comparable) stand-alone, detached single (not married nor having a life partner) ==== Usage notes ==== (single): The word is used chiefly referring to people beyond the age of 30. Otherwise the anglicism Single is preferred, which is used exclusively as a noun in German. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “alleinstehend”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “alleinstehend” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “alleinstehend” in Duden online