What do you think of when you hear the word “spinster?” In addition to thinking of an unmarried woman, you probably picture a woman who is unattractive, or dowdy – someone who would have a hard time attracting a member of the opposite sex due to her appearance, or personality, or both. But if you look at the dictionary definition, being a spinster doesn’t have anything to do with looks.

1. A woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying.
2. A single woman.
3. A person whose occupation is spinning.

But still, there aren't a lot of attractive single woman out there referring to themselves as spinsters – or at least, there didn’t used to be.