monogamy
noun[U]
uk/məˈnɒɡ.ə.mi/us/məˈnɑː.ɡə.mi/thefactorcustomof having asexualrelationshipormarriagewith only one otherpersonat atime:
一夫一妻制Herhusbandseemedto beincapableof monogamy and hadaffairsthroughouttheirmarriage.
Compare
bigamy
polyamory
polygamy
See also
serial monogamy
biologyspecialized
thefactof having only onemate(=sexualpartner)at atime:
Inprimates,differenceinsizeseemsto berelatedto monogamy:specieswith same-sizedmalesandfemalestendto be moremonogamous.
- Thetraditionalunderstandingofmarriagehas monogamy andfidelityatitscore.
- Islamallowsmen to take up to fourwives, but women canrequiremonogamy in amarriagecontract.
- If monogamy is sorareinnature, is it arealisticgoalforpeople?
- Monogamy israrein mostanimalgroups, but iscommonamongbirds.
Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
- adulteress
- affinal
- as husband and wifeidiom
- be an itemidiom
- be shacked upidiom
- hear wedding bellsidiom
- hitched
- honest
- husband
- intermarriage
- matrimony
- monogamous
- morganatic
- ménage à trois
- non-marital
- shack
- shack up
- something
- together
- trouble and strifeidiom
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Animal (non-human) behaviour