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coupledom

coupledom noun: the world or sphere of romantic couples.

Noun

coupledom (usually uncountable, plural coupledoms)

  1. (usually) The world or sphere of romantic couples.
    • The ads were already showing as he clambered along and in their patchy glare he loomed and ducked and apologized, and was a clumsy intruder in a world of snuggling coupledom.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 6, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN
  2. (usually) The state of being a romantic couple.
    • More coffee is consumed, a movie date is arranged, coupledom achieved and, naturally, nuptials performed.2011 February 13, James MacGowan, “Heart of the City by Ariel Sabar”, in Toronto Star
    • Their hard-won, second-chance coupledom had never been to me more gently touching, every bit as much a symbol of 21st-century Britain as the sound of a gospel choir, or a Hindu prime minister reading from the Epistle to the Colossians.6 May 2023, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian

Forms of coupledom

pluralcoupledoms

Origin of coupledom

From couple + -dom.

Questions about coupledom

What does coupledom mean?
Coupledom means the world or sphere of romantic couples.
What part of speech is coupledom?
Coupledom is a noun.
What is the plural of coupledom?
The plural of coupledom is coupledoms.

Words near coupledom in the dictionary

  1. couple-y
  2. couplea
  3. coupleable
  4. coupled
  5. coupled up
  6. coupledom
  7. coupledoms
  8. couplehood
  9. coupleish
  10. couplement
  11. couplements

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