Meanings
nounmonogamy (countable and uncountable, plural monogamies)
plural monogamies
- countableuncountableThe practice of being married to one person as opposed to multiple.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe practice or state of having only one spouse at a time
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Origin
- Ancient Greekμονογαμία
- Late Latinmonogamia
- Frenchmonogamie
- Englishmonogamy
From French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία (monogamía). By surface analysis, mono- + -gamy.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian монога́мия, еднобра́чие
- монога́мия (monogámija)permanent pair bond between two beings
- еднобра́чие (ednobráčie)permanent pair bond between two beings
Catalan monogàmia
- monogàmiapermanent pair bond between two beings
Chinese Mandarin 一夫一妻制
- 一夫一妻制 (yīfūyīqīzhì)permanent pair bond between two beings
Esperanto monogamio
- monogamiopermanent pair bond between two beings
Finnish monogamia, yksiavioisuus
- monogamiapermanent pair bond between two beings
- yksiavioisuuspermanent pair bond between two beings
French monogamie
- monogamiepermanent pair bond between two beings
German Monogamie
- Monogamiepermanent pair bond between two beings
Greek μονογαμία
- μονογαμία (monogamía)permanent pair bond between two beings
Hindi एकविवाह, एकसंगमन
- एकविवाह (ekvivāh)permanent pair bond between two beings
- एकसंगमन (eksaṅgman)permanent pair bond between two beings
- एकपत्नित्व (ekpatnitva)permanent pair bond between two beings
- एकपतित्व (ekaptitva)permanent pair bond between two beings
Hungarian monogámia
- monogámiapermanent pair bond between two beings
Irish aonchéileachas, monagamas
- aonchéileachaspermanent pair bond between two beings
- monagamaspermanent pair bond between two beings
Italian monogamia
- monogamiapermanent pair bond between two beings
Japanese 一夫一婦制
- 一夫一婦制 (ippuippusei)permanent pair bond between two beings
Korean 일부일처제
- 일부일처제 (ilbu'ilcheoje)permanent pair bond between two beings
Latin monogamia
- monogamiapermanent pair bond between two beings
Māori moe punatahi
- moe punatahipermanent pair bond between two beings
Persian تک همسری, تک جفتی
- تک همسری, تک جفتیpermanent pair bond between two beings
Polish monogamia
- monogamiapermanent pair bond between two beings
Portuguese monogamia
- monogamiapermanent pair bond between two beings
Romanian monogamie
- monogamiepermanent pair bond between two beings
Russian монога́мия, единобра́чие
- монога́мия (monogámija)permanent pair bond between two beings
- единобра́чие (jedinobráčije)permanent pair bond between two beings
Spanish monogamia
- monogamiapermanent pair bond between two beings
Swedish monogami, engifte
- monogamipermanent pair bond between two beings
- engiftepermanent pair bond between two beings
Thai ผัวเดียวเมียเดียว
- ผัวเดียวเมียเดียว (pǔua-diao-miia-diao)permanent pair bond between two beings
Ukrainian монога́мія, одношлю́бність
- монога́мія (monohámija)permanent pair bond between two beings
- одношлю́бність (odnošljúbnistʹ)permanent pair bond between two beings
Welsh monogami
- monogamipermanent pair bond between two beings
Cite this entry
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monogamy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monogamy
MLA
“monogamy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monogamy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monogamy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monogamy.
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