Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open relationship

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: open re-la-tion-ship
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A romantic or sexual relationship in which all parties mutually consent to the possibility of engaging in additional concurrent romantic or sexual relationships with others.

Example Sentences

""But practically and logistically, what does an open relationship actually involve? Apparently, it's about 'being able to love yourself and others, plus healing some of the guilt and shame we have around our sexuality," says Susannah."
""Ryan wants to have sex and says he and his boyfriend have an open relationship, but I feel too guilty to go all the way.""

Inflected Forms

open relationships (plural)

Questions

What does open relationship mean?: A romantic or sexual relationship in which all parties mutually consent to the possibility of engaging in additional concurrent romantic or sexual relationships with others.

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