singleness

[Eng.single; -ne .] 1. The quality or state of being single; the state or condition of being one only or of being separate from all others. (Opposed to doublene or multiplicity.) 2. Simplicity: sincerity or purity of mind or purpose; freedom from duplicity. "[They] did eat their meat with gladne and single ne of heart."- Acts ii. 46. sin-gleş, s. [SINGLE, a.] Silk-manuf.: Silk thread formed of one of the real-threads twisted. [THROWN-SILK.] sing-lět, s . [Eng.sing( le ) , and dim in. suff. -let .] A small vest or single undergarment; opposed to doublet (q. v.). single-ton, s. [Fr.] A single card of any suit scutulata.