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I don't know if it's responsible for kids of my age to be so aggressively pursuing monogamous binds, because I don't think we're ready for them. The romanticism within our culture dictates that that's what you're supposed to be looking for.
Ezra Miller

Meaning of "monogamous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONOGAMOUS

monogamous  [məˈnɒɡəməs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONOGAMOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monogamous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MONOGAMOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

monogamous

Monogamy

Monogamy is a form of relationship in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime or at any one time, as compared to polygamy or polyamory. The term is also applied to the social behavior of some animals, referring to the state of having only one mate at any one time. It is important to have a clear understanding of the nomenclature of monogamy because scientists use the term monogamy for different male-female relationships. Biologists, biological anthropologists, and behavioral ecologists often use the term monogamy in the sense of sexual, if not genetic, monogamy. Modern biological researchers using the theory of evolution approach human monogamy as the same in human and non-human animal species. They postulate the following four aspects of monogamy: ▪ Marital monogamy refers to marriages of only two people. ▪ Social monogamy refers to two partners living together, having sex with each other, and cooperating in acquiring basic resources such as shelter, food, and money. ▪ Sexual monogamy refers to two partners remaining sexually exclusive with each other and having no outside sex partners.

Definition of monogamous in the English dictionary

The definition of monogamous in the dictionary is of or relating to the practice of having only one husband, wife or sexual partner over a period of time. Other definition of monogamous is of or relating to the practice of having only one mate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONOGAMOUS


allogamous
æˈlɒɡəməs
anisogamous
ˌænaɪˈsɒɡəməs
apogamous
əˈpɒɡəməs
autogamous
ɔ:ˈtɒɡəməs
bigamous
ˈbɪɡəməs
chasmogamous
kæzˈmɒɡəməs
cryptogamic
krɪpˈtɒɡəməs
cryptogamous
krɪpˈtɒɡəməs
exogamous
ɛkˈsɒɡəməs
geitonogamous
ˌɡaɪtəˈnɒɡəməs
hercogamous
hɜːˈkɒɡəməs
heterogamous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒɡəməs
homogamous
hɒˈmɒɡəməs
nonmonogamous
ˌnɒnməˈnɒɡəməs
oogamous
əʊˈɒɡəməs
phaenogamous
fiːˈnɒɡəməs
phanerogamous
ˌfænəˈrɒɡəməs
polygamous
pəˈlɪɡəməs
xenogamous
zeˈnɒɡəməs
zoogamous
zəʊˈɒɡəməs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONOGAMOUS

monogamic
monogamist
monogamistic
monogamously
monogamousness
monogamy
monogastric
monogenean
monogenesis
monogenetic
monogenic
monogenically
monogenism
monogenist
monogenistic
monogenous
monogeny
monogerm
monoglot
monoglyceride

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONOGAMOUS

anonymous
biramous
cleistogamous
dichogamous
didynamous
digamous
endogamous
famous
hypergamous
infamous
isogamous
monothalamous
polythalamous
ramous
squamous
syngamous
tetradynamous
trigamous
unfamous
uniramous
world-famous

Synonyms and antonyms of monogamous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «monogamous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONOGAMOUS

Find out the translation of monogamous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of monogamous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «monogamous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单一性伴侣的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

monógamo
570 millions of speakers

English

monogamous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأحادي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

моногамны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monogâmico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একগামী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monogame
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monogami
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

monogam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同じ時期に一人の相手とだけ性関係を持つ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일부일처의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monogamous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một vợ một chồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोनोग्रामस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tekeşli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monogamo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

monogamiczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

моногамні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

monogame
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μονογαμική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vaste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

monogam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monogamt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monogamous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOGAMOUS»

The term «monogamous» is regularly used and occupies the 72.205 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOGAMOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about monogamous

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9 QUOTES WITH «MONOGAMOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word monogamous.
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Warren Beatty
For me, the highest level of sexual excitement is in a monogamous relationship.
2
George Carey
If someone talks about union, fidelity, a monogamous relationship, love, blessing; I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage.
3
Frances Bean Cobain
I'm in a monogamous relationship and very happy.
4
Rachel Hunter
The fidelity question is difficult for me. Society has made us believe we're supposed to be monogamous when we're not killer whales, or whatever the monogamous species is.
5
Don Johnson
I've never been very successful in a monogamous relationship, but I'm looking forward to the day when I can assume that responsibility.
6
K. D. Lang
I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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Ezra Miller
I don't know if it's responsible for kids of my age to be so aggressively pursuing monogamous binds, because I don't think we're ready for them. The romanticism within our culture dictates that that's what you're supposed to be looking for.
8
Dan Savage
Straight couples don't have to be monogamous to be married or married to be monogamous. Monogamy no more defines marriage than the presence of children does. Monogamy isn't compulsory and its absence doesn't invalidate a marriage.
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Dan Savage
The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOGAMOUS»

Discover the use of monogamous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monogamous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Importance of Being Monogamous: Marriage and Nation ...
"Of an immense amount of new and pathbreaking research on Native people over the past 20 years, this work stands out."—Sidney L. Harring, Professor of Law at City University of New York and author of White Man’s Law: Native People in ...
Sarah Carter, 2008
2
Pair Bonding and Parental Care in Socially Monogamous ...
Non-human primates are characterized by their gregariousness and sociality.
Annica L. Poyas, 2008
3
Monogamy: Mating Strategies and Partnerships in Birds, ...
Almost 45% of living arrangements in 'circum-Mediterranean' societies are coded as some form of monogamy, and four forms are described. In contrast, only 2.7% of African societies are considered monogamous, and these three societies are ...
Ulrich H. Reichard, Christophe Boesch, 2003
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The Evolution of Human Sociality: A Darwinian Conflict ...
He argues that monogamous societies have been much more successful than polygynous societies because of the greater cooperation promoted by the former, and monogamy has spread from the Western world to other parts of the world ...
Stephen K. Sanderson, 2001
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NOT "Just Friends": Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your ...
The “monogamous infidel,” on the other hand, is a person who does not and cannot compartmentalize.8 This is a man or woman who basically believes in monogamy and cannot be invested in more than one relationship at the same time.
Shirley Glass, 2007
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Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management: Biology ...
Colonies in the wild have been observed to contain a single adult female with one to three adult males, suggesting they are monogamous or polyandrous ( Smith 1980). Females are more socially aggressive than males and readily attack and ...
Stephen Jackson, 2007
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Evolution of Human Behavior: Primate Models
The latter figure is too high, however, since many callitrichid species which she includes are now known not to be monogamous (Sussman and Kinzey, 1984; Abrahamson, 1985; Ter- borgh and Goldizen, 1985; Goldizen, 1986). Monogamy  ...
Warren G. Kinzey, 1987
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Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means ...
In the tradition of the best historical and scientific writing, Sex at Dawn unapologetically upends unwarranted assumptions and unfounded conclusions while offering a revolutionary understanding of why we live and love as we do.
Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha, 2012
9
Sex and Society: Generations - Pill, The
it. The marriage ritual is essentially a way of publicly, spiritually, and legally recognizing monogamous relationships. Despite the reduced importance placed on marriage in many contemporary Western societies, this public recognition of ...
‎2010
10
Polygamy in the Monogamous World: Multicultural Challenges ...
"This book represents an outstanding contribution to current scholarship addressing the complex and controversial topic of polygamy.
Martha Bailey, Amy J. Kaufman, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOGAMOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monogamous is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Trainwreck' Makes the Case for Monogamy
Nor does it seem realistic that Amy had no attraction to a non-monogamous lifestyle. But “Trainwreck” suggests that the children of the sexual ... «Daily Signal, Jul 15»
2
Is monogamy too much to expect these days, asks relationship …
Yet most people - young, old, conservative and free-spirited - still follow the well-worn path of a traditional style of marriage (monogamous, live ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Dear Ellie: She's attracting the wrong guys
... I've had trouble finding a guy who's not only someone I can see myself with for a lifetime, but also someone who's loyal and monogamous. «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
4
How To Get Over A Crush When You're In A Long-Term …
As Dan Savage says all of the time, a monogamous commitment does not mean that you're committing to never be attracted to another person ever again but ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Ghosting: what to do if you've been a victim
Read more: Are we meant to be monogamous? How to break up amicably · Scientists claim they've worked out what makes the perfect penis. «The Independent, Jul 15»
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World's cheating capital exposed
She says while most people try to live monogamous lives, humans are built to have many partners. “We make all kinds of decisions about how ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
7
Savage Love: Soft Service
I told him if that's all he was doing, then there was no reason he couldn't have those ego boosts and a monogamous relationship with me, too. «San Antonio Current, Jul 15»
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Ospreys one of nature's biggest, most beautiful birds
Ospreys are monogamous. Both are good parents. In securing their food. They hover at 30 to 100 feet and dive for fish. They also take rodents, ... «Niagarathisweek.com, Jul 15»
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Hong Kong's secret alleyways
Lurking under Soho's escalator, the Monogamous Chinese is easy to miss if you're sailing by overhead. But this cosy restaurant, which serves ... «Time Out Hong Kong, Jul 15»
10
10 Lessons You Learn from Being Polyamorous
Much of my recent adult life has been spent in consensual non-monogamy. My current partner and I are monogamous, although we didn't start ... «SheWired, Jul 15»

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