monogamous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /məˈnɒɡəməs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /məˈnɑɡəməs/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-der. Ancient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía)bor. English -gamy Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -gamous English monogamous From mono- + -gamous.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, qualifier:strictly) Involving marriage to one person at a time.
Suppose, for example, that if polygamy were legal, 10 percent of adult men would take an average of three wives apiece and that all remaining marriages would be monogamous.
2006 March 16, Robert H. Frank, “Polygamy and the Marriage Market: Who Would Have the Upper Hand?”, in The New York Times:
- (not-comparable, of a relationship) Characterized by mutual sexual and romantic exclusivity.
- (not-comparable, of a person) Exclusively engaging in mutually exclusive sexual/romantic partnership.
- (not-comparable) Having only one sexual partner at a time.
- (not-comparable) Monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers.
Antonyms
Deriveds
trinogamous · nonmonogamous · monogamish · monogamously · monogamousness
Relateds
Translations (39)
hu monogám (having only one sexual partner at a time) · es monógamo (being married to one person at a time) · de monogam (being married to one person at a time) · ru монога́мный (being married to one person at a time) · pt monógamo (being married to one person at a time) · ga monagamach (being married to one person at a time) · eo monogama (being married to one person at a time) · be манага́мны (being married to one person at a time) · ga aonchéileach (having only one sexual partner at a time) · cmn 一夫一妻制 (being married to one person at a time) · ga monagamach (having only one sexual partner at a time) · hy միակին (being married to one person at a time) · uk монога́мний (being married to one person at a time) · ca monògam (having only one sexual partner at a time) · io monogama (being married to one person at a time) · ca monògam (being married to one person at a time) · fi yksiavioinen (being married to one person at a time) · ga aonchéileach (being married to one person at a time) · ru единобра́чный (being married to one person at a time) · fr monogame (being married to one person at a time) · is sem aðhyllist einkvæni (being married to one person at a time) · cmn 一夫一妻 (being married to one person at a time) · ast monógamu (being married to one person at a time) · is einkvænis- (being married to one person at a time) · cs monogamní (being married to one person at a time) · th ผัวเดียวเมียเดียว (being married to one person at a time) · be аднашлю́бны (being married to one person at a time) · de monogam (having only one sexual partner at a time) · da monogam (being married to one person at a time) · hu monogám (being married to one person at a time) · tr tekeşli (being married to one person at a time) · pt monógamo (having only one sexual partner at a time) · pl monogamiczny (being married to one person at a time) · uk одношлю́бний (being married to one person at a time) · ja 一夫一婦の (being married to one person at a time) · hu egynejű (being married to one person at a time) · eo monogamia (being married to one person at a time) · it monogamo (being married to one person at a time) · sv monogam (being married to one person at a time)