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monogamist
[ muh-nog-uh-mist ]
monogamist
/ mɒˈnɒɡəmɪst /
noun
- a person who advocates or practises monogamy
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Derived Forms
- moˌnogaˈmistic, adjective
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Other Words From
- mo·noga·mistic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of monogamist1
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Example Sentences
As for girlfriends and partners, Waters says she is a serial monogamist.
But, “mainly” a serial monogamist, for the last twelve years he has been with his partner Michael.
In fact, however, Henry was more of a serial monogamist than a philanderer.
So many that, among his friends, he was known as a “serial monogamist.”
A former "card-carrying monogamist," as she puts it, she is now in an open relationship and newly engaged.
Parson Adams will not be forgotten, nor that gentle monogamist, the good Vicar of Wakefield.
Strindberg, notwithstanding his unhappy unions, is a staunch monogamist, and allowed the woman to go her way.
Poverty brings one blessing in Turkey—the poor man is of necessity a monogamist.
He is a strict monogamist, loyal in his married life and detests slavery as much as polygamy.
Isaac was a monogamist, though Jacob, through the artifice of Laban, became a polygamist.
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About This Word
What does monogamist mean?
A monogamist is someone who practices or advocates for monogamy—the state or practice of being married to only one person at a time or being in a romantic or sexual relationship with only one person at a time.
The phrase serial monogamist refers to a person who engages in what’s called serial monogamy—the practice of being married several times in succession, or, more popularly, going from one monogamous long-term relationship to another.
Example: I don’t know how people have the energy or patience to date multiple people at once—it’s hard enough being a monogamist.
Where does monogamist come from?
The first records of the word monogamist come from the mid-1600s. Its base word, monogamy, comes from the Greek monogamía, from mono-, meaning “single” or “one,” and -gamy, meaning “marriage.” The same root is used in the words bigamist (a person who’s married to two people at once) and polygamist (a person who’s married to more than one person at a time).
Though it has traditionally been associated with marriage, the term monogamy today commonly refers to the state of dating or being in a sexual relationship with only one person at a time. While monogamy is often seen as a traditional norm of human relationships, especially in Western cultures, not everyone shares this view. The term serial monogamist is often used in a critical way that’s perhaps intended to suggest that monogamy is unnatural or unlikely to lead to fulfillment.
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What are some other forms related to monogamist?
- monogamistic (adjective)
- monogamy (noun)
What are some words that share a root or word element with monogamist?
What are some words that often get used in discussing monogamist?
How is monogamist used in real life?
Monogamist is commonly used to refer to a person who engages in exclusive, long-term relationships. Some people apply the term to themselves.
I’m a monogamist sorry. I don’t think I could have multiple partners in a healthy way for me
— molly, trash queen (@chainchompist) August 29, 2020
Polyamorists report being more satisfied with their sex lives and relationships than monogamists. https://t.co/qdFdav0JKt #polyamory #poly #CNM
— Justin Lehmiller (@JustinLehmiller) October 6, 2019
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