polygamous

1. 1.

   having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals

   Antonymsmonogamous

   Similarbigamouspolyandrouspolygynous
2. 2.

   having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant

   Synonymsheteroicouspolyoicous

   Similarmonoecious

Questions about polygamous

What does polygamous mean?

polygamous means "having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in polygamous?

polygamous has 4 syllables: po-lyg-a-mous. The stress falls on "lyg". In IPA it is /pəˈlɪɡəməs/.

What is another word for polygamous?

Close synonyms include heteroicous, polyoicous. 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 polygamous?

The recorded antonyms are monogamous.

Is polygamous a common word?

polygamous 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.