unremarried

1 5.8

A person who has not married again after a previous marriage ended by divorce or death

adjective
/ˌʌn.rɪˈmɛr.id/

: viudo

She is unremarried.

Examples

She remained unremarried for the rest of her life after her husband's passing.
Benefits are only provided to unremarried widows or widowers under the policy.
The pension is available to the deceased's unremarried spouse.
He is still unremarried after his wife's death.
An unremarried widow may receive benefits from her late husband's pension.
The family gathered to support the unremarried spouse during the difficult time.
After several years, the unremarried gentleman decided to focus on his career and personal growth.

Surface Forms

unremarried positive

Morphology

unremarried = remarried (transparent) = un + re + marry + ed

The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'remarried'.

Etymology

Unremarried is made from un- 'not', re- 'again', and marry 'to get married', so it literally means 'not married again'. That's why it describes someone who did not marry again after a divorce or the death of a partner.