monogamousness

Definitions of monogamousness
  1. noun
    having only one spouse at a time
    synonyms: monogamy
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    types:
    monogyny
    having only one wife at a time
    serial monogamy
    a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
    type of:
    marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock
    the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
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