# monogamous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /məˈnɒɡəməs/ · frequency rank #35,412

## Definitions
1. Involving marriage to one person at a time.
2. Characterized by mutual sexual and romantic exclusively.
3. Exclusively engaging in mutually exclusive sexual/romantic partnership.
4. Having only one sexual partner at a time.
5. Monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers.

## Etymology
From mono- + -gamous.

## Common misspellings (14)
`mmonogamous`, `mnoogamous`, `mongoamous`, `monnogamous`, `monoagmous`, `monogammous`, `monogamosu`, `monogamouss`, `monogamuos`, `monogaomus`, `monoggamous`, `monogmaous`, `moongamous`, `omnogamous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monogamous