endogamous

1. 1.

   characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind

   Synonymsendogamic

   Antonymsexogamousautogamous

   botany

2. 2.

   pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe

   Synonymsendogamic

   Antonymsexogamous

   anthropology

Questions about endogamous

What does endogamous mean?

endogamous means "characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in endogamous?

endogamous has 4 syllables: en-do-ga-mous. The stress falls on "do".

What is another word for endogamous?

Close synonyms include endogamic, endogamic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of endogamous?

The recorded antonyms are exogamous, autogamous, exogamous.

Is endogamous a common word?

endogamous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.