Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuckoldry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: cuck-oldry
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being a cuckold.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"How many such-like cuckoldries are there in histories, procured by the Gods against seely mortall men?"
"By the end of 2017, it was clear that Homo politicus, like his allies in Hollywood and the media, tends not towards cuckoldry but a 21st-century equivalent of the droit du seigneur."

Etymology

From cuckold + -ry.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cuckoldries (plural)

Derived Forms

cuckoldize

Frequently Paired Words

cuckoldize cuckold cuckquean cuckolder

Synonyms

adultery cheating cuckoldry infidelity promiscuity two-timing unfaithfulness

Antonyms

fidelity faithfulness

Questions

What does cuckoldry mean?: An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
Where does cuckoldry come from?: From cuckold + -ry.

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