Monogamy vs. Polygamy

Monogamynoun

A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.

Monogamynoun

The practise of being married to one person as opposed to multiple.

Monogamynoun

Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; - opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; - opposed to deuterogamy.

Monogamynoun

State of being paired with a single mate.

Monogamynoun

having only one spouse at a time

Monogamynoun

the practice of marrying or state of being married to one person at a time

Monogamynoun

the practice or state of having a sexual relationship with only one partner

Monogamynoun

the habit of having only one mate at a time

Monogamy

Monogamy ( mə-NOG-ə-mee) is a form of dyadic relationship in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime—alternately, only one partner at any one time (serial monogamy)—as compared to non-monogamy (e.g., polygamy or polyamory). The term is also applied to the social behavior of some animals, referring to the state of having only one mate at any one time.

Polygamynoun

The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.

Polygamynoun

Specifically, polygyny, the marriage of a man to more than one wife, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time.

Polygamynoun

(zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.

Polygamynoun

(botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

Polygamynoun

The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; - opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.

Polygamynoun

The state or habit of having more than one mate.

Polygamynoun

The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

Polygamynoun

having more than one spouse at a time

Polygamy

Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία, polygamía, ) is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny.