open marriage
open marriage noun: a marital relationship in which both partners mutually agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other people as they choose.
Noun
open marriage (countable and uncountable, plural open marriages)
- A marital relationship in which both partners mutually agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other people as they choose.
- "Most people have been married more than once, and adultery is universally tolerated. Open marriage would simply legitimize what we already live."1973 January 8, “The Sexes: Swinging Future”, in Time, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2011
- "Marriage is only possible for me if it's an open marriage".1975 March 17, “Suzy Chaffee: The Liberated Beauty”, in Beaver County Times
open marriage meaning in Tamil
open marriage in Tamil
- திறந்த திருமணம்
Forms of open marriage
| plural | open marriages |
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Origin of open marriage
From open + marriage.
Questions about open marriage
- What does open marriage mean?
- Open marriage means a marital relationship in which both partners mutually agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other people as they choose.
- What is open marriage in Tamil?
- Open marriage in Tamil is திறந்த திருமணம். See Open marriage meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is open marriage?
- Open marriage is a noun.
- What is the plural of open marriage?
- The plural of open marriage is open marriages.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: open marriage (page history and authors); open marriage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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