Monogamous
[mɒ'nɒɡəməs] or [mə'nɑɡəməs]
Definition
(adj.) (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate; 'monogamous marriage'; 'monogamous for life' .
Typist: Serena--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.
(a.) Same as Monogamian.
(a.) Mating with but one of the opposite sex; -- said of birds and mammals.
Checker: Merle
Examples
- It is absurd to call him monogamous--he is naturally promiscuous. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He may support her by selling pink pills; he is nevertheless moral if he is monogamous. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- As we have seen, it means that sex must be confined to procreation by a healthy, intelligent and strictly monogamous couple. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Checker: Merle