exogamous

1. 1.

   characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related

   Synonymsexogamic

   Antonymsautogamousendogamous

   botany

2. 2.

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

   Synonymsexogamic

   Antonymsendogamous

   anthropology

Questions about exogamous

What does exogamous mean?

exogamous means "characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in exogamous?

exogamous has 4 syllables: ex-o-ga-mous. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for exogamous?

Close synonyms include exogamic, exogamic. 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 exogamous?

The recorded antonyms are autogamous, endogamous, endogamous.

Is exogamous a common word?

exogamous 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.