non-monogamous
adjective
(alsononmonogamous)uk/ˌnɒn.məˈnɒɡ.ə.məs/us/ˌnɑːn.məˈnɑː.ɡə.məs/having orrelatingto thepracticeof havingsexualorromanticrelationshipswith two or morepeopleat the sametime:
He is in a non-monogamousrelationship.
She and herhusbandwere nonmonogamous the firstyearthey weredating.
Compare
polyamorous
monogamous
- The researchersconcludedthatpeoplein nonmonogamousmarriagesare nohappieror no moremiserablethan those inmonogamousmarriages.
- Muledeerare non-monogamous.
- I was in a non-monogamousrelationshipfor threeyears.
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
- monogamy
- morganatic
- ménage à trois
- shack
- shack up
- something
- together
- trouble and strifeidiom