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varietism

varietism noun: the practice of nonmonogamy.

Noun

varietism (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The practice of nonmonogamy.
    • "Sexual varietism" is a more neutral term for those who relate sexually to several partners.1971 February, March, Jack Jardine, Sibly Whyte, "Promiscuity vs. Sexual Varietism", Explorations into Sexual Behavior
    • It is important not to confuse sexual variety, in the form of varied techniques and positions for intercourse and varietism in the form of different partners.1973, Paul F. Kaplan, Doing Sociology, page 99

Origin of varietism

From variety + -ism.

Questions about varietism

What does varietism mean?
Varietism means the practice of nonmonogamy.
What part of speech is varietism?
Varietism is a noun.

Words near varietism in the dictionary

  1. varietals
  2. varieth
  3. varietie
  4. varieties
  5. varieties of algebras
  6. varietism
  7. varietist
  8. varietists
  9. varietize
  10. varietized
  11. varietizes

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