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polyam

polyam adjective: polyamorous.

Adjective

polyam (comparative more polyam, superlative most polyam)

  1. (informal) Polyamorous.
    • If someone discloses a polyam identity or relationship, the Three and Four are strong indicators that it's a good time to welcome in new partners or take the next steps forward.2019, Cassandra Snow, Queering the Tarot, page 77
    • But even with that being the case, I've never had a polyam bud presume a sexual interest on my part.2021, Faith G. Harper, Unfuck Your Friendships: Using Science to Make and Maintain the Most Important Relationships of Your Life, unnumbered page
    Synonyms:
    poly

Synonyms of polyam

Forms of polyam

comparativemore polyam
superlativemost polyam

Origin of polyam

Clipping of polyamorous.

Questions about polyam

What does polyam mean?
Polyam means polyamorous.
What part of speech is polyam?
Polyam is an adjective.

Words near polyam in the dictionary

  1. polyalphabetic
  2. polyalphabetically
  3. polyalphaolefin
  4. polyalphaolefins
  5. polyalternating
  6. polyam
  7. polyamidation
  8. polyamidations
  9. polyamide
  10. polyamide-imide
  11. polyamideimide

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