singlet

noun

sin·​glet ˈsiŋ-glət How to pronounce singlet (audio)
1
[from its having only one thickness of cloth] chiefly British : an athletic jersey
also : undershirt
2
: an atom or molecule that has no net electronic magnetic moment
also : an excited state of an atom or molecule that is a singlet

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Nassadir’s Instagram is filled with modeling photos, including a black-and-white series of him in a black cowboy hat, black singlet and black jeans. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Bane, who dressed in something that looked like a wrestler’s singlet, would go full luchador. — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 As the doc’s creation Rocky (John Rivera), usually depicted as a glistening depiction of male beauty, appears here as a non-Adonis — a beefy, WWF-looking contender, in singlet and without a clue. — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026 Erivo enters in dark trousers and singlet, her body lean, sinewy, covered in tattoos, her head shorn, nose ringed, fingernails fiendishly extended, a vampire in waiting. — Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for singlet

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of singlet was circa 1746

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singlet

noun
sin·​glet ˈsiŋ-glət How to pronounce singlet (audio)
chiefly British
: undershirt

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