Synonyms for monogamy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : muh-nog-uh-mee |
| Phonetic Transcription : məˈnɒg ə mi |
Top 10 synonyms for monogamy
- cleanness
- confederation
- conjugality
- connubiality
- consortium
- continence
- coupling
- demureness
- devotion
- espousal
- holy matrimony
- honor
- immaculacy
- innocence
- integrity
- link
- match
- mating
- matrimony
- modesty
- monogamy
- morality
- naiveté
- nuptials
- pledging
- purity
- restraint
- Sacrament
- singleness
- sinlessness
- spotlessness
- spousal
- temperance
- tie
- tie that binds
- uprightness
- virtue
- wedded bliss
- wedded state
- wedding bells
- wedding ceremony
- wedlock
Définition of monogamy
Origin :- 1610s, from French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Greek monogamia, from monogamos "marrying only once," from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + gamos "marriage" (see gamete).
- As in marriage : noun legal joining of two people; a union
- As in chastity : noun celibacy, purity
- As in virtuousness : noun chastity
- To resume, monogamy is by far the most widespread form of marriage.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- (c) Does it not tend towards, and is it not fostered by, monogamy?
- Extract from : « Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I » by Herbert Spencer
- Then they need desperately to know, "What is the case for monogamy?"
- Extract from : « The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book » by Various
- What has monogamy or polygamy or polyandry to do with this matter?
- Extract from : « Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 » by Various
- Monogamy was encouraged, and the idea of home came into being.
- Extract from : « The Perfect Gentleman » by Ralph Bergengren
- There are moral advantages in monogamy that alone are sufficient to insure its permanence.
- Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe
- What, is this the monogamy we have been making such a flourish about?
- Extract from : « French and Oriental Love in a Harem » by Mario Uchard
- Hence we have monogamy for wives and mistresses in general, and polygamy for men.
- Extract from : « Women As Sex Vendors » by R. B. Tobias
- Now, now, Judge, monogamy is just as extinct as knee-breeches.
- Extract from : « Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea » by Langdon Mitchell
- The last few days I have been thinking a great deal about monogamy.
- Extract from : « Moral » by Ludwig Thoma
Antonyms for monogamy
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