monogamy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *monogamy*:
NOUN	state	monogamy, monogamousness	having only one spouse at a time / time

monogamy > pronunciation
Sounds	mahnaa'gahmiy
Rhymes	academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy...

English > *monogamy*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	Having only one spouse at a time / time.
Synonym	monogamousness
Narrower	monogyny	Having only one wife at a time / time
Narrower	serial monogamy	A succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
Broader	marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock	The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined / joined for life (or until divorce)
Spanish	monogamia
Catalan	monogàmia
Adjectives	monogamous	(used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate
Nouns	monogamist	someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time / time)

HyperDic: monogamy