adultery (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *adultery*:
NOUN	act	adultery, criminal conversation, fornication	extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations / relations

adultery > pronunciation
Sounds	ahdah'lteriy
Rhymes	accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy...

English > *adultery*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations / relations.
Example	"adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"
Synonyms	criminal conversation, fornication
Broader	extramarital sex, free love	sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another
Spanish	adulterio, conversación criminal, fornicación
Catalan	adulteri
Adjectives	adulterous	characterized by adultery
Adjectives	adulterous	not faithful to a spouse or lover
Nouns	adulterer	someone who commits adultery or fornication / fornication

HyperDic: adultery