Meanings
adjectivezerogamous (not comparable)
- humorousnot comparablerareSingle; unmarried or celibate.
Historians believe that, like other earlier classical philosophers, she remained zerogamous to devote her attention to her studies. Celibacy outside the clergy was generally frowned on at this time, so it was a bold move […]
2019, Elizabeth Foley, Beth Coates, What Would Cleopatra Do?, page 58
Origin
From zero + -gamous, modelled on monogamous or similar.
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zerogamous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zerogamous
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zerogamous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zerogamous.
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