Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

varietism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: va-ri-etism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of nonmonogamy.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1971 February, March, Jack Jardine, Sibly Whyte, "Promiscuity vs. Sexual Varietism", Explorations into Sexual Behavior "Sexual varietism" is a more neutral term for those who relate sexually to several partners."
"It is important not to confuse sexual variety, in the form of varied techniques and positions for intercourse and varietism in the form of different partners."

Etymology

From variety + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: variety

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

varietist

Questions

What does varietism mean?: The practice of nonmonogamy.
Where does varietism come from?: From variety + -ism.

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