Meanings
- uncountableA form of polyamory in which the person leads a mostly independent lifestyle, for example not living with their partners or not sharing finances.
But among all the throuples, polycules and nesting partners, there exists another category of polyamory that still throws many for a loop: solo polyamory, or having concurrent intimate relationships while maintaining independence.
2024 February 10, Gina Cherelus, “You’re ‘solo poly’? So … you’re single?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2025Synonyms: solo poly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of polyamory in which the person leads a mostly independent lifestyle, for example not living with their partners or not sharing finances.
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solo polyamory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solo%20polyamory
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