ex-wife
nouncommon in dialogue
- United States
A former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
noun
- 1
A former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife, with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker.
Personal stories about unhappy relationships, cheating partners and manipulative ex-wives were often described in detail, usually to illustrate AWALT and serve as the basis for the MGTOW lifestyle.
His ex-wife said in an interview that she had met Tran about two decades ago at Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a popular community gathering place where he gave informal lessons.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Middle English wyf English wife English ex-wife From ex- + wife.
Forms
- plural
- ex-wives
ex-wife · A former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
exact · Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth;…exactly · Without approximation; precisely.exaggerate · To overstate, to describe more than the fact.