nonmonogamous

adjective

non·​mo·​nog·​a·​mous ˌnän-mə-ˈnä-gə-məs How to pronounce nonmonogamous (audio)
: not of, relating to, or practicing monogamy : not monogamous
nonmonogamous couples
a nonmonogamous relationship

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Proudly nonmonogamous, well-read and quite frankly, ripped, Noah’s solitude is a choice. — Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022 Bree has just gotten out of her confusing affair with the unethically ethically nonmonogamous professor. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026 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

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonmonogamous was in 1887

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“Nonmonogamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmonogamous. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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