metamour
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metamour
- /ˈmɛ.tə.mʊə/ UK
- /-mɔː/ UK
- /ˈmɛ.tə.mʊɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From meta- (“transcending”) + amour (“lover”), likely influenced by paramour.
noun metamours · metamor
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In a polyamorous relationship, one's partner's partner, with whom one is not directly involved.
I get it less with women who are bi and poly than with women who are monosexual and monogamous/monoamorous, but I can't put my finger on why, and there are exceptions in both directions. I get it less with metamours than with women who are unrelated, but maybe that's just because if my metamours wer
Similar: meta
Translations
Talk about this word "metamour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/metamour. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. metamour. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/metamour "metamour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/metamour.Cite this
@misc{metamour_2026,
title = {metamour},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metamour},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
