adjective
- without a mate or partner; single
- lacking a matching item or counterpart
Examples
- The mateless bird sang alone in the tree.
- After her husband died, she remained mateless for many years.
- I found a mateless sock in the laundry basket.
- The mateless glove was useless without its pair.
- Many elderly people live mateless lives after losing their spouses.
- She threw away the mateless earring since she couldn’t find the other one.