polyamorous

English

Etymology

From a 1990 article by Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, "A Bouquet of Lovers", from poly- +‎ amorous or polyamory +‎ -ous.

Adjective

polyamorous (not comparable)

1. Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.
   • 2016 April 3, Zachary Zane, “Where Do "Messy Bisexuals" Fit Into the Bi+ Community?”, in HuffPost‎^[1], archived from the original on 7 June 2022:

     Being polyamorous isn't inherently wrong. Neither is desiring threesomes or kinky sex.

2. Open to having such relationships, regardless of one's experience or current practices.

Synonyms

• poly (informal)
• polyam (informal)

Derived terms

• solo polyamorous

 

Translations

having relationships with multiple partners

• Esperanto: pluramema
• Finnish: polyamorinen, monisuhteinen
• French: polyamoureux (fr)
• German: polyamor (de), polyamorös (de)
• Hungarian: tártszerelmű
• Italian: poliamoroso (it)
• Portuguese: poliamoroso
• Spanish: poliamoroso

See also

• monoamorous
• ambiamorous
• monogamous
• polyfidelitous
• polysexual

Further reading

• Wikipedia article on Polyamory
• The alt.polyamory home page