serial monogamy
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The practice of having a succession of (especially short) monogamous relationships with different people.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: serial polygamy (derogatory)"
- "Living together without marriage, [...], serial monogamy (with one divorce after another), [...] — these are all gropings toward some new form of man-woman relationship for the future."
- "For some adolescents, serial monogamy — or a succession of 'permanent' relationships — is the norm, confirming earlier findings with American adolescents reported by Sorensen (1973)."
- "If serial monogamy is the norm, even if individuals have many partners over time, the virus is trapped within relationships and gets around slowly."
- "Pawley was, of course, not the last man to suffer from Taylor's serial monogamy, with the Hollywood star marrying eight times in her life."