nonmonogamous
adjective
non·mo·nog·a·mous
ˌnän-mə-ˈnä-gə-məs 
: not of, relating to, or practicing monogamy : not monogamous
nonmonogamous couples
a nonmonogamous relationship
Examples of nonmonogamous in a Sentence
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Can a monogamous couple happily become nonmonogamous?
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Sam Carr, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
Somerville secured its place as a supportive hub for people in polyamorous relationships Thursday night when the City Council unanimously approved an antidiscrimination ordinance to protect people in polyamorous and other consensually nonmonogamous relationships.
—Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
As the nuclear family became the basic unit of American life, Schloss’s circle was aggressively nonmonogamous, with many bisexual members—including her husband, Rudy Burckhardt, who kept up an affair with Edwin Denby, a dance critic and translator, during the entire 18 years of their relationship.
—Max Holleran, The New Republic, 14 Dec. 2021
An ethically nonmonogamous relationship involves two people who identify as a couple but who are not committed to a traditional relationship, according to sexologist Yvonne Fulbright.
—Ian Kerner, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023
Proudly nonmonogamous, well-read and quite frankly, ripped, Noah’s solitude is a choice.
—Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
Sam Carr, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
Somerville secured its place as a supportive hub for people in polyamorous relationships Thursday night when the City Council unanimously approved an antidiscrimination ordinance to protect people in polyamorous and other consensually nonmonogamous relationships.
—Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
As the nuclear family became the basic unit of American life, Schloss’s circle was aggressively nonmonogamous, with many bisexual members—including her husband, Rudy Burckhardt, who kept up an affair with Edwin Denby, a dance critic and translator, during the entire 18 years of their relationship.
—Max Holleran, The New Republic, 14 Dec. 2021
An ethically nonmonogamous relationship involves two people who identify as a couple but who are not committed to a traditional relationship, according to sexologist Yvonne Fulbright.
—Ian Kerner, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023
Proudly nonmonogamous, well-read and quite frankly, ripped, Noah’s solitude is a choice.
—Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
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“Nonmonogamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmonogamous. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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