Definition of MONOGAMY

monogamy

Plural: monogamies

Noun

  • The practice of being married to only one person at a time.
  • having only one spouse at a time
  • A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.
  • The practice of being married to one person as opposed to multiple.

Examples

  • Maintaining MONOGAMY in Scrabble means sticking to a single, high-scoring word strategy.

Origin / Etymology

From French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία (monogamía). By surface analysis, mono- + -gamy.

Synonyms

monogamousness

Scrabble Score: 16

monogamy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
monogamy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
monogamy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

monogamy: valid Words With Friends Word