English words for 'Synonym of polygamous.'
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adj
adj
noun
- (of spouses) Polygamy.
- (countable) A state of being numerous.
- (psychology) Synonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).
- (countable) A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.
- (countable) A group of many entities: a large number.
- (countable) A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.
- (ecclesiastical) The holding of multiple benefices.
- (countable) A group composed of more than one entity.
- (countable) A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.
- (uncountable) The state of being plural.
- the state of being plural
- a large indefinite quantity
- (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less than half of the votes)
noun
- (often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).
- The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
- (zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
- (botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
- the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time
noun
- (chiefly informal) Polyamory.
- (chiefly informal) A polycule.
- Polyurethane.
- Polyethylene (polythene).
- (informal) A polytechnic.
- (uncountable) Polyester.
- (chiefly computer graphics) A polygon.
- A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.
- (chiefly informal) A polyamorous person.
adj
verb
noun
- A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
- (botany) The condition of having many stamens.
- Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or nonhuman, within or without marriage.
- (zoology) The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
- the state of having more than one husband at a time
noun
- In polyamory, a person connected emotionally or sexually to two others who are not connected to each other.
- A movement that presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- (dialectal) To be in poor health; to be out of sorts.
- A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
- A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- (statistics) The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.
- A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
- A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
- One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.
- a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
- a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
verb
- (transitive, archaeology) The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
- (transitive) To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
- To move or already be positioned in such a fashion that it presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.
- attach with a hinge
noun
- In polygamy, the relationship between one co-wife and another, in respect to their children.
- In polygamy, a wife of one's father who is not one's mother; that is, co-wife of one's mother.
- In a lesbian couple, the nonbirth mother (partner of the birth mother) of a child, especially one who takes an equal role in mothering the child.
noun
- A polyamorous relationship between three people, in which one person has two partners who are not themselves romantically or sexually involved.
- (computing, typography) A unit of vertical spacing, typically corresponding to the height of an ordinary line of text.
- (cricket) The V-shaped joint between the lower end of the handle and the blade of the bat.
- The name of the Latin script letter V/v.
- Something with the shape of the letter V.
- (cricket) The arc of the field, forward of the batsman, from cover to midwicket, in which drives are played.
verb
noun
- (of spouses) Polygamy.
- (countable) A state of being numerous.
- (psychology) Synonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).
- (countable) A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.
- (countable) A group of many entities: a large number.
- (countable) A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.
- (ecclesiastical) The holding of multiple benefices.
- (countable) A group composed of more than one entity.
- (countable) A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.
- (uncountable) The state of being plural.
- the state of being plural
- a large indefinite quantity
- (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less than half of the votes)
noun
- (often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).
- The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
- (zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
- (botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
- the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time
noun
- (chiefly informal) Polyamory.
- (chiefly informal) A polycule.
- Polyurethane.
- Polyethylene (polythene).
- (informal) A polytechnic.
- (uncountable) Polyester.
- (chiefly computer graphics) A polygon.
- A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.
- (chiefly informal) A polyamorous person.
adj
verb
noun
- A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
- (botany) The condition of having many stamens.
- Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or nonhuman, within or without marriage.
- (zoology) The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
- the state of having more than one husband at a time
noun
- In polyamory, a person connected emotionally or sexually to two others who are not connected to each other.
- A movement that presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- (dialectal) To be in poor health; to be out of sorts.
- A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
- A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- (statistics) The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.
- A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
- A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
- One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.
- a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
- a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
verb
- (transitive, archaeology) The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
- (transitive) To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
- To move or already be positioned in such a fashion that it presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.
- attach with a hinge
noun
- In polygamy, the relationship between one co-wife and another, in respect to their children.
- In polygamy, a wife of one's father who is not one's mother; that is, co-wife of one's mother.
- In a lesbian couple, the nonbirth mother (partner of the birth mother) of a child, especially one who takes an equal role in mothering the child.
noun
- A polyamorous relationship between three people, in which one person has two partners who are not themselves romantically or sexually involved.
- (computing, typography) A unit of vertical spacing, typically corresponding to the height of an ordinary line of text.
- (cricket) The V-shaped joint between the lower end of the handle and the blade of the bat.
- The name of the Latin script letter V/v.
- Something with the shape of the letter V.
- (cricket) The arc of the field, forward of the batsman, from cover to midwicket, in which drives are played.
verb
adj
adj
noun
- (chiefly informal) Polyamory.
- (chiefly informal) A polycule.
- Polyurethane.
- Polyethylene (polythene).
- (informal) A polytechnic.
- (uncountable) Polyester.
- (chiefly computer graphics) A polygon.
- A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.
- (chiefly informal) A polyamorous person.