Single
Single adjective - Not married.
Touching
Touching adjective - Having a border in common.
Usage example: touching lots in the housing development will eventually be separated by hedges for privacy
Both words in one sentence
- Comments: It's the single most hilarious, touching, and well-written fanfic this troper has ever read.
Source: Fanficrecs / The Avengers -
Deadpool invokes this when the Merc with the Mouth caps three goons with a single shot, inhales the smoke from his guns' barrels, then announces: "I'm touching myself tonight."
Source: Sex Is Violence -
Narrator: Stanley went around touching every little thing in the office, but it didn't make a single difference, nor did it advance the story in any way.
Source: Video Game / The Stanley Parable
Cite this Source
Touching and Single. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/single/touching
Single & Touching. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/single/touching>.
Touching or Single. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/single/touching.
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