polyamory

[pol-ee-am-er-ee]

noun

1. the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.

Other Word Forms

• polyamorist noun
• polyamorous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyamory¹

First recorded in 1990–95; poly- ( def. ) + Latin amor “love” ( amorous ( def. ) ) + -y ³ ( def. ); patterned after polygamy ( def. )

Example Sentences

In musical numbers throughout the film, the Emcee gleefully depicts adultery, profligacy and polyamory, and even satirizes Hitler’s mustache without consequences, while seemingly every other Berlin eccentric is getting a nightstick to the cranium for uttering a cross word to a brownshirt.

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While we waited for them to join, we bonded over the standard first date questions for nonmonogamous queers: how we came out, how we discovered polyamory, what we were looking for and what our boundaries were.

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It’s not just the promise and perils of polyamory or the societal pressures and logistical problems of starting a family whether through adoption or surrogacy, but also the relatable way that Noah and Margot tackle their mental health and mommy issues alike — with prescribed substances that drown out a world that encourages them to remain in arrested development.

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Its online glossary includes a list of 31 desires, including polyamory, bondage and submission.

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“She’s Gotta Have It” is very much an exploration into polyamory at the dating level.

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