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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•dul•ter•y /əˈdʌltəri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ies. - (an act of) voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her lawful spouse: [uncountable]Adultery in ancient times was often severely punished.[countable]committed many adulteries.
a•dul•ter•er, n. [countable]a•dul•ter•ess, n. [countable]An adulteress is a woman who commits adultery.a•dul•ter•ous, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•dul•ter•y (ə dul′tə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ter•ies. - voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her lawful spouse.
- Latin, with ad- ad- replacing a a-5
- Old French avoutrie
- Latin adulterium, equivalent. to adulter (see adulterer) + -ium -ium; replacing Middle English a(d)vouterie
- Middle English adulterie 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: adultery /əˈdʌltərɪ/ n ( pl -teries)- voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man or woman and a partner other than the legal spouse
Etymology: 15th Century: adulterie, altered (as if directly from Latin adulterium) from C14 avoutrie, via Old French from Latin adulterium, from adulter, back formation from adulterāre. See adulterate |