Meanings
nounpolyamory (usually uncountable, plural polyamories)
plural polyamories · alternative rare polyamoury
- uncountableusuallyAny of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.
Some of these are poly intimacy, polyamory, polygamy, omnigamy, multimate, multiple adult relationship, combo, cellular family, expanded family, nonexclusive relationship, intimate friendship and inclusive relationship.
1992, Deborah M. Anapol, Love without limits, page 4
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
- Proto-Italic*amāō
- Latinamō
- Latinamor
- Englishpolyamory
From poly- + Latin amor + English -y.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans poliamorie
- poliamoriepractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Arabic تعدد علاقات الحب, علاقات الحب المتعددة
- تعدد علاقات الحبpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
- علاقات الحب المتعددةpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Basque poliamodio, polimaitasuna
- poliamodiopractices involving relationships with multiple partners
- polimaitasunapractices involving relationships with multiple partners
- amodio anizkunapractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Bulgarian полиамория
- полиамория (poliamorija)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
Catalan poliamor
- poliamorpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Chinese Mandarin 多元之愛 /多元之爱, 多元戀愛 /多元恋爱
- 多元之愛 /多元之爱 (duōyuánzhīaì)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
- 多元戀愛 /多元恋爱 (duōyuán liànài)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
Czech polyamorie
- polyamoriepractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Danish polyamory, polyamori
- polyamorypractices involving relationships with multiple partners
- polyamoripractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Dutch polyamorie
- polyamoriepractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Esperanto pluramemo
- pluramemopractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Estonian polüamooria
- polüamooriapractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Finnish polyamoria, monisuhteisuus
- polyamoriapractices involving relationships with multiple partners
- monisuhteisuuspractices involving relationships with multiple partners
French polyamour
- polyamourpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
German Polyamorie
- Polyamoriepractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Greek πολυσυντροφικότητα
- πολυσυντροφικότητα (polysyntrofikótita)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
Hebrew פוליאמוריה
- פוליאמוריהpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Hungarian tártszerelműség, poliamoria
- tártszerelműségpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
- poliamoriapractices involving relationships with multiple partners
- többszerelműségpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Indonesian poliamori
- poliamoripractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Irish il-leannánacht
- il-leannánachtpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Italian poliamore
- poliamorepractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Japanese ポリアモリー
- ポリアモリー (poriamorī)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
Korean 폴리아모리
- 폴리아모리 (polliamori)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
Latin polyamōria
- polyamōriapractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Norwegian polyamori
- polyamoripractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Persian چندمهری
- چندمهری (čand-mahri)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
Polish poliamoria
- poliamoriapractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Portuguese poliamor
- poliamorpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Romanian poliamorie, poliamor
- poliamoriepractices involving relationships with multiple partners
- poliamorpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Russian полиамо́рия
- полиамо́рия (poliamórija)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
Scottish Gaelic ioma-leannanach
- ioma-leannanachpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Slovak polyamoria
- polyamoriapractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Spanish poliamor
- poliamorpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Swedish polyamori
- polyamoripractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Thai การมีคนรักหลายคน, พอลีแอเมอรี
- การมีคนรักหลายคน (gaan-mii-kon-rák-lǎai-kon)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
- พอลีแอเมอรี (pɔɔ-lii-ɛɛ-mɤɤ-rii)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
Turkish poliamori
- poliamoripractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Ukrainian поліаморія
- поліаморія (poliamorija)practices involving relationships with multiple partners
Urdu تعدد عشق
- تعدد عشقpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Vietnamese đa ái
- đa áipractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Welsh amlgarwriaeth
- amlgarwriaethpractices involving relationships with multiple partners
Cite this entry
APA
polyamory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyamory
MLA
“polyamory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyamory. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyamory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyamory.
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