MONOGAMOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The practice or state of having only one spouse at a time

Synonyms:

monogamousness; monogamy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("monogamousness" is a kind of...):

marriage; matrimony; spousal relationship; union; wedlock (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monogamousness"):

monogyny (having only one wife at a time)

serial monogamy (a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces))

Derivation:

monogamous ((used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate)