polygamous

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/pəˈlɪɡəməs/

adjective

Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.

“That Mormon community no longer practises polygamous relationships.”

Similar
bigamouspolyandrouspolygynousheteroicouspolyoicousmonoeciousmoneciousmonoicous
Opposite
monogamous
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Meanings

adjectivepolygamous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or practicing polygamy.

    That Mormon community no longer practises polygamous relationships.

    1 more example

    […] declaring legitimate all children of LDS polygamous marriages […]

    2001, Kathryn Daynes, More Wives Than One, page 177

    Antonyms: monogamous

  2. not comparablebiologyExhibiting polygamy.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, relating to, or practicing polygamy.

Opposite
monogamous

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals

Similar
bigamouspolyandrouspolygynous
Opposite
monogamous

adjectivehaving several forms of gametoecia on the same plant

Similar
heteroicouspolyoicousmonoeciousmoneciousmonoicous
Also see
bigamousheteroicousmonoeciouspolyandrouspolygamisticpolygynoustrimonoecious

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From poly- + -gamous.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian полигамен
  • полигамен (poligamen)of, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Catalan polígam
  • polígamof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Danish polygam
  • polygamof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Dutch polygaam
  • polygaamof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Esperanto poligamia
  • poligamiaof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Finnish moniavioinen
  • moniavioinenof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
French polygame
  • polygameof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
German polygam
  • polygamof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Hungarian poligám
  • poligámof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Icelandic fjölkvænis-, sem aðhyllist fjölkvæni
  • fjölkvænis-of, relating to, or practicing polygamy
  • sem aðhyllist fjölkvæniof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Irish polagamach
  • polagamachof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Italian poligamo
  • poligamoof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Latvian poligāmisks
  • poligāmisksof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Persian چندهمسر
  • چندهمسر (čandhamsar)of, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Polish poligamiczny
  • poligamicznyof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Russian полига́мный, многобра́чный
  • полига́мный (poligámnyj)of, relating to, or practicing polygamy
  • многобра́чный (mnogobráčnyj)of, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Spanish polígamo
  • polígamoof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Swedish polygam
  • polygamof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Ukrainian поліга́мний, багатошлю́бний
  • поліга́мний (polihámnyj)of, relating to, or practicing polygamy
  • багатошлю́бний (bahatošljúbnyj)of, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Welsh amlwreiciol, amlweddog
  • amlwreiciolof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
  • amlweddogof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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