monogamousadj.

Brit.

/məˈnɒɡəməs/,

/mɒˈnɒɡəməs/, U.S.

/məˈnɑɡəməs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monogamus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin monogamus a man who marries only once (3rd cent.; < Hellenistic Greek μονόγαμος < ancient Greek μονο- mono- comb. form + -γαμος : see -gamous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French, French monogame married only once (1495; rare before 19th cent.; early 18th cent. in sense ‘with only one wife at a time’, early 19th cent. in sense 3a, 1840 in sense 1a). Compare also earlier polygamous adj.In sense 3 after scientific Latin Monogamia Monogamia n.

a. Zoology. Of an animal, esp. a bird: pairing with only one mate for the breeding season, or for life. Of an animal's behaviour or habits: characterized by such pairing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > family unit > [adjective] > monogamous

monogamous1770

monogamian1895

the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > monogamous

monogamous1770

1770 G. White Let. 12 May in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 81 Among the monogamous birds several are to be found, after pairing-time, single, and of each sex.

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxi. 384 Both sexes [of these fishes], for they are monogamous, watch and defend them [sc. their eggs] till the young come forth.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xx. 361 Several kinds, as some of the Indian and American monkeys, are strictly monogamous, and associate all the year round with their wives.

1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes xii. 178 Some Teleostei..are monogamous.

1906 Spectator 3 Feb. 175/2 In distinction from the barnyard duck, who is a regular Mormon, the mallard is monogamous.

1976 R. Dawkins Selfish Gene (1978) ix. 158 Kittiwakes form monogamous pair-bonds of exemplary fidelity.

1993 N.Y. Times 2 Nov. c14/1 The voles are famed for their monogamous and egalitarian ways, with males and females teaming up for life and contributing jointly to pup-rearing duties.

b. Of a person: practising monogamy; esp. having or permitted to have only one living spouse at one time. Now also (in extended use): remaining faithful to one person during the course of a sexual relationship other than marriage.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > of or relating to monogamy > practising monogamy

monogamous1803

monogamic1840

monogamistic1890

1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) i. viii. 109 The number of people increased in a fourfold ratio by polygamy, to what it is in those countries that are monogamous.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Monogamous, having one wife only and not permitted to marry a second.

1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 295 A faithful and (though wealthy) a monogamous husband.

1915 C. P. Gilman Herland in Forerunner Oct. 269/2 It is because we are monogamous, you know. And marriage is the ceremony..that joins the two together—‘until death do us part’.

1955 Sci. News Let. 27 Aug. 140/2 Pygmies are monogamous, the social unit being the family with the father as the chief.

1987 B. Dodson Sex for One ii. 13 Throughout my twenties, I had superromantic, monogamous love affairs with passionate orgasms from intercourse.

2. Of or relating to monogamy (chiefly monogamy n. 2).

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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > of or relating to monogamy

monogamous1778

monogamic1840

monogamist1870

monogamian1876

1778 J. R. Forster Observ. Voy. round World iv. 154 The women..are deprived in their matrimony of that share of physical love which, in a monogamous condition, would all be theirs.

1872 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) II. viii. v. 569 Where the monogamous relation makes filiation clear.

1885 J. G. Bertram in Brit. Almanac Compan. 77 The grouse..[is] a bird of strictly monogamous habits.

1934 J. E. C. Macfarlane (title) The case for polygamy; or, the case against the system of monogamous marriage.

1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 267 Girls who pride themselves on their monogamous instincts..speak of the ‘campus punchboard’.

1987 T. Bilton et al. Introd. Sociol. (BNC) (ed. 2) 31 High divorce rates may be the product of the high expectations and demands centred on monogamous marriage.

†3. Botany.

a. Belonging to the former Linnaean order Monogamia (see Monogamia n.). Obsolete. rare.

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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > characterized by parts or form > bearing a single flower or monogamic

monogamous1821

monogamic1857

1821 tr. A. P. de Candolle & K. Sprengel Elements Philos. Plants ii. ii. 94 The Linnæan Monogamous plants.

b. Of the capitulum of a plant of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae): having the florets all of the same sex. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Monogamicus, Monogamus... The latter of these two terms is applied by H. Cassini to the calathidia of the Synanthereæ when they contain flowers which are of the same sex, as in the Lactuca: monogamic: monogamous.

1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Monogamous, applied to those composite plants which have the flower-heads composed of florets of only one sex.

Derivatives

moˈnogamousness n. monogamy.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > monogamy > quality

monogamousness1931

1931 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 36 700 Du Chaillu's..dubious testimony as to the monogamousness of the gorilla.

1995 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Feb. 30 The monogamousness of presidential marriages has always been exaggerated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monogamous
释义	monogamousadj. Brit. /məˈnɒɡəməs/, /mɒˈnɒɡəməs/, U.S. /məˈnɑɡəməs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monogamus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin monogamus a man who marries only once (3rd cent.; < Hellenistic Greek μονόγαμος < ancient Greek μονο- mono- comb. form + -γαμος : see -gamous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French, French monogame married only once (1495; rare before 19th cent.; early 18th cent. in sense ‘with only one wife at a time’, early 19th cent. in sense 3a, 1840 in sense 1a). Compare also earlier polygamous adj.In sense 3 after scientific Latin Monogamia Monogamia n. 1. a. Zoology. Of an animal, esp. a bird: pairing with only one mate for the breeding season, or for life. Of an animal's behaviour or habits: characterized by such pairing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > family unit > [adjective] > monogamous monogamous1770 monogamian1895 the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > monogamous monogamous1770 1770 G. White Let. 12 May in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 81 Among the monogamous birds several are to be found, after pairing-time, single, and of each sex. 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxi. 384 Both sexes [of these fishes], for they are monogamous, watch and defend them [sc. their eggs] till the young come forth. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xx. 361 Several kinds, as some of the Indian and American monkeys, are strictly monogamous, and associate all the year round with their wives. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes xii. 178 Some Teleostei..are monogamous. 1906 Spectator 3 Feb. 175/2 In distinction from the barnyard duck, who is a regular Mormon, the mallard is monogamous. 1976 R. Dawkins Selfish Gene (1978) ix. 158 Kittiwakes form monogamous pair-bonds of exemplary fidelity. 1993 N.Y. Times 2 Nov. c14/1 The voles are famed for their monogamous and egalitarian ways, with males and females teaming up for life and contributing jointly to pup-rearing duties. b. Of a person: practising monogamy; esp. having or permitted to have only one living spouse at one time. Now also (in extended use): remaining faithful to one person during the course of a sexual relationship other than marriage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > of or relating to monogamy > practising monogamy monogamous1803 monogamic1840 monogamistic1890 1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) i. viii. 109 The number of people increased in a fourfold ratio by polygamy, to what it is in those countries that are monogamous. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Monogamous, having one wife only and not permitted to marry a second. 1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 295 A faithful and (though wealthy) a monogamous husband. 1915 C. P. Gilman Herland in Forerunner Oct. 269/2 It is because we are monogamous, you know. And marriage is the ceremony..that joins the two together—‘until death do us part’. 1955 Sci. News Let. 27 Aug. 140/2 Pygmies are monogamous, the social unit being the family with the father as the chief. 1987 B. Dodson Sex for One ii. 13 Throughout my twenties, I had superromantic, monogamous love affairs with passionate orgasms from intercourse. 2. Of or relating to monogamy (chiefly monogamy n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > of or relating to monogamy monogamous1778 monogamic1840 monogamist1870 monogamian1876 1778 J. R. Forster Observ. Voy. round World iv. 154 The women..are deprived in their matrimony of that share of physical love which, in a monogamous condition, would all be theirs. 1872 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) II. viii. v. 569 Where the monogamous relation makes filiation clear. 1885 J. G. Bertram in Brit. Almanac Compan. 77 The grouse..[is] a bird of strictly monogamous habits. 1934 J. E. C. Macfarlane (title) The case for polygamy; or, the case against the system of monogamous marriage. 1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 267 Girls who pride themselves on their monogamous instincts..speak of the ‘campus punchboard’. 1987 T. Bilton et al. Introd. Sociol. (BNC) (ed. 2) 31 High divorce rates may be the product of the high expectations and demands centred on monogamous marriage. †3. Botany. a. Belonging to the former Linnaean order Monogamia (see Monogamia n.). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > characterized by parts or form > bearing a single flower or monogamic monogamous1821 monogamic1857 1821 tr. A. P. de Candolle & K. Sprengel Elements Philos. Plants ii. ii. 94 The Linnæan Monogamous plants. b. Of the capitulum of a plant of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae): having the florets all of the same sex. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Monogamicus, Monogamus... The latter of these two terms is applied by H. Cassini to the calathidia of the Synanthereæ when they contain flowers which are of the same sex, as in the Lactuca: monogamic: monogamous. 1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Monogamous, applied to those composite plants which have the flower-heads composed of florets of only one sex. Derivatives moˈnogamousness n. monogamy. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > monogamy > quality monogamousness1931 1931 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 36 700 Du Chaillu's..dubious testimony as to the monogamousness of the gorilla. 1995 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Feb. 30 The monogamousness of presidential marriages has always been exaggerated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1770
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