widowhood

English Thesaurus

1. the state of being a widow who has not remarried (noun.state)

hypernym	:	marital status,
definition	:	the condition of being married or unmarried (noun.state)

2. the time of a woman's life when she is a widow (noun.time)

hypernym	:	time of life,
definition	:	a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state (noun.time)

3. the state of being a widow who has not remarried (noun.state)

derivation	:	widow, widow woman, widow, widow woman,
definition	:	a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried (noun.person)

derivation	:	widow, widow woman, widow, widow woman,
definition	:	a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried (noun.person)