monogamous

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monogamous

/məˈnɒɡəməs/ UK
/məˈnɑɡəməs/ US

Rhymes with -ɒɡəməs

adjective

not comparable 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.
Opposite: polygamous
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.

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adj being married to one person at a time

Español	monógamo
日本語	一夫一婦の ippuippu no
中文	一夫一妻 yī fū yī qī, 一夫一妻制 yī fū yī qī zhì
Português	monógamo
Français	monogame
Deutsch	monogam
Italiano	monogamo
Русский	монога́мный monogámnyj, единобра́чный jedinobráčnyj

adj having only one sexual partner at a time

Português	monógamo
Deutsch	monogam

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@misc{monogamous_2026,
  title = {monogamous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monogamous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}