monoamorous

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adjective

Being exclusively faithful to one partner; monogamous (especially as contrasted with polyamorous).

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Meanings

adjectivemonoamorous (not comparable)

alternative monamorous

  1. not comparableBeing exclusively faithful to one partner; monogamous (especially as contrasted with polyamorous).
    1 more example

    That is, if we were monogamous/monoamorous, she would not have had a chance to explore these feelings without threatening the relationship. Our first few threesomes were very much oriented towards Janice, with less attention given to me (which turns out to be okay; as the saying goes, "I like to watch")[.]

    1992 June 10, Jamais A. Cascio=, Bi/Polyamory Blend, alt.polyamory, Usenet

Origin

Attested since 1992, from monoamor(y) (which see) + -ous, possibly modelled on polyamorous.

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APA

monoamorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoamorous

MLA

“monoamorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoamorous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoamorous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoamorous.

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