polyamorous

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US/ˌpɑliˈæmərəs/

adjective

Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.

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Meanings

adjectivepolyamorous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.

    Being polyamorous isn't inherently wrong. Neither is desiring threesomes or kinky sex.

    2016 April 3, Zachary Zane, “Where Do "Messy Bisexuals" Fit Into the Bi+ Community?”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2022
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    Grace now lives alone, but many of her friends still live in group houses, where they share resources, and sometimes polyamorous entanglements.

    2024 March 18, Andrew Marantz, “О.К., Doomer”, in The New Yorker, page 48
  2. not comparableOpen to having such relationships, regardless of one's experience or current practices.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From a 1990 article by Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, A Bouquet of Lovers, formed poly- + amorous or polyamory + -ous.

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Translations

Catalan poliamorós
  • poliamoróshaving relationships with multiple partners
Dutch polyamoreus
  • polyamoreushaving relationships with multiple partners
Esperanto pluramema
  • pluramemahaving relationships with multiple partners
Finnish polyamorinen, monisuhteinen
  • polyamorinenhaving relationships with multiple partners
  • monisuhteinenhaving relationships with multiple partners
French polyamoureux
  • polyamoureuxhaving relationships with multiple partners
German polyamor, polyamorös
  • polyamorhaving relationships with multiple partners
  • polyamoröshaving relationships with multiple partners
Hungarian tártszerelmű
  • tártszerelműhaving relationships with multiple partners
Icelandic fjölelskandi
  • fjölelskandihaving relationships with multiple partners
Italian poliamoroso
  • poliamorosohaving relationships with multiple partners
Portuguese poliamoroso
  • poliamorosohaving relationships with multiple partners
Spanish poliamoroso
  • poliamorosohaving relationships with multiple partners
Welsh amlgarwriaethol
  • amlgarwriaetholhaving relationships with multiple partners
Cite this entry
APA

polyamorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyamorous

MLA

“polyamorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyamorous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyamorous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyamorous.

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