Monosexual n 1 : having sexual desire for only one gender. Can be either heterosexual or homosexual. Not bisexual n or adj 1 : possessing characters of or having sexual desire for both sexes 2 : of, relating to, or involving both sexes; bisexual n; bisexuality n
Morality
n, pl -ties : moral conduct : virtue
Mother
n or vb 1 : a female parent 2 : source,
origin vb 3 : to give birth to; also : produce 4 :
to care for or protect like a mother; motherhood n;
motherless adj; motherliness n; motherly adj
Multipartner
Relationship n : any nonmonogamous
Relationship
Multiple
adj 1 : more than one; also :
many 2 : various
Multiple
Partner n : more than one partner
Multiple
Relationship n : more than one
relationship
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Needs
adv : of necessity : necessarily
Neglect
n or vb 1 : disregard 2 : to
leave undone or unattended to esp. through carelessness syn
omit, ignore, over-look, slight, forget, miss 3 :
an act or instance of neglecting something 4 : the
condition of being neglected neglectful adj
Negotiate
vb -ated; -ating 1 : to confer with
another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter;
also : to arrange for or bring about by
such conferences 2 : to transfer to another by
delivery or endorsement in return for equivalent value 3
: to get through, around, or over successfully; negotiable
adj; negotiation n; negotiator
n
Newsletter
n : a small newspaper containing news or
information of interest chiefly to a special group
New
Paradigm Relating n : a philosophy
of relationship which emphasizes using the relationship
to consciously enhance the psychological and spiritual
development of the partners. New paradigm relating is
characterized by responding authentically in the present
moment, honoring individual autonomy, equality, total
honesty and self responsibility.
New Relationship Energy n or adj: energy that flows between partners in a "new" relationship, the excitement and discovery that occurs during this time as opposed to old relationship energy that is part of a more settled, stable, comfortable time in the relationship
Nonmonogamy
n : a relationship which allows for more
that one sexual relationship at a time
Not-so-hot Bi Babe [NSHBB] n : unfortunately non-mythical annoying rookie who "Just doesn't get it" and would be more happier swinging.
Notice
n or vb 1 : warning, announcement 2
: notification of the termination of an agreement or
contract at a specified time 3 : attention, heed 4
: a written or printed announcement 5 : a
short critical account or examination (as of a play) :
review 6 : to make mention of : remark on :
note 7 : to take notice of : observe, mark;
noticed; noticing
Nurture
n or vb 1 : to care for : feed,
nourish 2 : educate, train 3 : foster 4
: training, upbringing; also : the
influences that modify the expression of an individual's
heredity 5 : food, nourishment; nurtured;
nurturing
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Odd-One-Out
Syndrome n or adj : an intimate situation where one
person feels left out, usually because there is an odd
number or members
Old Greaser n : a male who, at least once an hour, tries to have sex with anything female, regardless of appropriateness.
Old
Paradigm Relating n or adj : a philosophy of
relationship which emphasizes well defined rules,
extensive agreements, ironclad conditions and the
importance of the group over the individual, usually
involves a hierarchical power structure
One True Way Polyamorist n : Often times the Bright-eyed Novice [See Bright-eyed Novice] will morph into The One True Way Polyamorist after several months. This person has read everything they can find and will tell you exactly how Polyamory works, and what you must do. They will tell you that you are immoral or dishonorable if you disagree with them.
Open
adj or vb 1 : not shut or shut up 2
: not secret or hidden; also : frank 3
: not enclosed or covered ; also : not
protected 4 : free to be entered or used 5 :
easy to get through or see 6 : spread out :
extended 7 : not decided 8 : readily
accessible and cooperative; also : generous
9 : having components separated by a space in
writing and printing 10 : having openings,
interruptions, or spaces 11 : ready to operate 12
: free from restraints or controls; 13 : to
change or move from a shut position; also :
to make open by clearing away obstacles 14 : to
make accessible 15 : to make openings in 16 :
to make or become functional 17 : reveal; also :
enlighten 18 : begin; 19 : outdoors opener
n; openly adv; openness n;
opened; opening
Open
Marriage n : Includes one primary
spouse bond and other secondary or tertiary lover’s
depending on availability and circumstance
Open
Group Marriage n 1: A group of individuals
who describe themselves as married, but may or may not be
all primaries and who are open to outside sexual
relationships
Open
Relationship n : an agreement among
the members in which the partners decide that they can
have sexual relations outside of the relationship.
Partner have agreed that they can have sexual relations
independently of each other
Opinion
n 1 : a belief stronger than
impression and less strong than positive knowledge 2 :
judgment 3 : a formal statement by an expert after
careful study
Opposite
adj, adv or prep 1 : set over against
something that is at the other end or side 2 :
opposed, hostile; also : contrary 3 :
contrarily turned or moving; 4 : on or to an
opposite side 5 : across from and usu. facing; oppositely
adv; oppositeness n
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Parent
n 1 : one that begets or brings
forth offspring : father, mother 2 : one
who brings up and cares for another 3 : source,
origin; parentage n; parental adj;
parenthood n
Partner
n 1 : short for life partner(s)
gender-free, heterosexual assumption free term for
someone with whom one is romantically involved with 2:
spouse or SPICE 3: associate(s), colleague(s) 4:
two or more persons who dance together 5 : one who
plays on the same team with another 6: one of two
or more persons contractually associated as joint
principals in a venture; partnership n
Passion
n 1 : strong feeling; also, pl :
the emotions as distinguished from reason 3 :
rage, anger 4 : love; also : an
object of affection or enthusiasm 5 : sexual
desire; passionate adj; passionately adv;
passionless adj
Pattern
n or vb 1 : to form according to a pattern 2
: an ideal model 3 : something used as a model
for making things 4 : sample 5 : an
artistic design 6 : configuration
P-cok
n 1 : poly come-on king 2 : someone
who is known to bestow numerous and usually clueless come
ons on people, usually without provocation
Peace
n 1 : a state of calm and quiet; esp
: public security under law 2 : freedom
from disturbing thoughts or emotions 3 : a state
of concord (as between persons or governments); also :
an agreement to end hostilities; peaceable adj ;
peaceably adv; peaceful adj; peacefully
adv
Personal
n or adj 1 : of, relating to, or
affecting a person : private 2 : done in
person 3 : relating to the person or body 4 :
relating to an individual esp. in an offensive way 5 :
of or relating to temporary or movable property as
distinguished from real estate 6 : denoting
grammatical person 7 : a short newspaper paragraph
relating to a person or group or to personal matters 8
: a short personal or private communication in the
classified ads section of a newspaper
Perspective
n 1 : the science of painting and
drawing so that objects represented have apparent depth
and distance 2 : the aspect in which a subject or
its parts are mentally viewed; esp : a view
of things (as objects or events) in their true
relationship or relative importance
Plan n
or vb 1 : a drawing or diagram showing the
parts or details of something 2 : a method for
accomplishing an objective; also : goal,
aim; planned; planning 1 : to form a plan of 2
: intend; planner n
Play n
or vb 1 : recreational activity 2 : to
engage in recreation 3 : frolic 4 : the
spontaneous activity of children 5 : jest 6 :
to handle or behave lightly or absentmindedly 7 :
to behave in a specified 8 : cooperate 9 :
to deal with 10 : emphasize 11 : to
perform for amusement 12 : to make a pun 13 :
to take advantage 14 : to act in a dramatic medium
15 : to act in the character of 16 :
wreak 17 : to contend with in a game 18
: to fill (a certain position) on a team 19 :
to make wagers on 20 : wield, ply 21 : to
keep in action 22 : an effort to arouse liking 23
: a stage representation of a drama 24 :
a dramatic composition playful adj; playfully
adv; playfulness n; player n;
in play : in condition or position to be
played
Plural
Marriage n : a name often applied
to Mormon-style polygyny, all the wives may live together
or each may have her own home
Poly n
or adj 1 : many or several 2 : Short
for Polyamorous 3: The relationship orientation of
people who love and want to be intimate with more than
one person at a time 4: A relationship that is
non-monogamous relationship 5: A person that is
either in or at least interested in a multipartnered
relationship and family
Polyactivist
n : a person interested in taking
action intended to counteract the political, social and
religious enforcement of monogamy; Polyactivists help
promote greater awareness of Polyamory as a legitimate
relationship choice; polyactivism n
Polyamorous
n 1 : practicing polyamory 2 : of
or characterized by polyamory
Polyamory
n : is the nonpossessive, honest,
responsible and ethical philosophy and practice of loving
multiple people simultaneously. Polyamory emphasizes
consciously choosing how many partners one wishes to be
involved with rather than accepting social norms which
dictate loving only one person at a time. Polyamory is an
umbrella term which integrates traditional multipartner
relationship terms with more evolved egalitarian terms.
Polyamory embraces sexual equality and all sexual
orientations towards an expanded circle of spousal
intimacy and love. Polyamory is from the root words Poly
meaning many and Amour meaning love hence "many
loves" or Polyamory
Polyandrous
n 1 : practicing polyandry 2 : of,
engaging in or characterized by polyandry
Polyandry
1 : the state or practice of having two or
more husbands at the same time 2 : the mating of
one female animal with more that one male; polyandric adj;
polyandrist n
PolyChildhood
n 1 : the state of
being a child in a multiple partnered relationship
2 : from
infancy to puberty 3 : an early stage or
development within a multiple partnered
relationship
PolyChild
n -ren pl 1 : a
girl or boy in the period before puberty from a
polyamrous marriage or relationship 2 : an infant;
baby of polyamorous union
Polyerocist n : a person who practices or prefers sex with multiple partners
Polyeros n : a lifestyle or relationship in which sexual partners agree that they may take additional sexual partners
PolyFamily
n 1 : all the people living in or
sharing life experences in the same home or household 2
: a social unit consisting of multiple adult models 3
: when polychildren are present the term includes
others adults, besides blood or birth parents, who are
responsibly involved with the polychild or polychildren, most adult
take an active role in polychild rearing 4 : a
group of people related by common commune, tribe, clan,
lineage, ancestry, relatives, commitment or marriage 5
: a sharing of living expenses and property
PolyFriend
n 1 : a person whom
one knows well and is fond of polyamorous people 2 : intimate
associate or close acquaintance of a person of an polyamorous
orientation
Polyfriendly
n 1 : an ally of people of a
polyamorous orientation 2 : amicable 3 : supporting,
helping or favorable 4 : showing friendly feelings
polyamorous people or unions 5 : ready to be a
friends to polyamorous people or unions
Polyfi Fundamentalist n : Closely related to the One True Way Polyamorist [See One True Way Polyamorist], differing only in the fact that they believe polyfidelity is paramount to all of the other Poly-style relationships. Will politely tell you how immoral you are if you are not Polyfidelitous. Though, some will vehemently call you a swinger or wannabe if you argue with them.
Polyfidelitous
adj 1 : practicing polyfidelity 2
: of, engaging in or characterized by polyfidelity
Polyfidelity
n : a group in which all partners are
primary to all other partners and sexual fidelity is to
the group; shared intent of a lifelong run together. More
primary partners can be added with everyone’s
consent. The term was coined by the Kerista commune
Polygamous
adj 1 : practicing polygamy 2 : of,
engaging in or characterized by polygamy
Polygamy
n : the practice of having more
than one wife or husband at one time; polygamist n;
polygamous adj
Polygynous
adj 1 : practicing polygyny 2 : of,
engaging in or characterized by polygyny
Polygyny
n 1 : the state or practice of
having two or more wives at the same time
2 : the
mating of a male animal with more than one female
PolyLove
n 1 : strong affection or
attraction to more than one person 2 : the strong
belief that human beings are capable of having love and
affection for more than one person at a time 3 :
warm attachment and joyful feeling in presence of your
beloveds 4 : attraction based on sexual desire
multiple partners 5 : intimate fantasies and
dreams about multiple partners 6 : beloved people 7
: unselfish loyalty, benevolence and concern for
others 8 : to feel a passion, devotion, or
tenderness for multiple partners or loveones 9 : to
take pleasure in being with many
PolyLover
n : a person of polyamorous orientation
with whom you have an intimate relationship
PolyMarriage
n 1 : the state of being committed
in multiple partnered relationship 2 : a multiple
partnered relationship where commitment ritual was
performed 3 : any close or intimate multi
partnered union of duration
PolyPartner
n : a person of
polyamorous orientation that you are intimately involved
PolyRelationship
n : a multiple partnered
polyamorous relationship
Poly Mantra n or v: communicate, communicate, communicate and then communicate some more
Positive
n or adj 1 : expressed definitely 2 :
confident, certain 3 : the positive degree or a
positive form in a language 4 : of, relating to,
or constituting the degree of grammatical comparison that
denotes no increase in quality, quantity, or relation 5
: not fictitious : real 6 : active and
effective in function 7 : numerically greater than
zero 8 : affirmative; positively adv;
positiveness n
Power
n or vb 1 : the ability to act or
produce an effect 2 : a position of ascendancy
over others 3 : authority 4 : one that has
control or authority 5 : physical might 6
: mental or moral 7 : force or energy used to
do work 8 : the time rate at which work is
done or energy transferred 9 : magnification 10
: to supply with power and esp. motive power;
powerful adj; powerfully adv;
powerless adj
Primary
adj 1: first in order of time or
development 2 : preparatory 3: of first
rank or importance 4 : fundamental 5 : not
derived from or dependent on something else
Primary
Partner n : a person of polyamorous
orientation that is intimately involved in your life on
day to day basis, the person provide emotional and
economic support, there is mutual sharing of resources,
goal and life paths
Primary
Relationship n 1 : the closest
relationship type, the person(s) given the most time,
energy and priority in a person's life; includes high
level of intimacy, attraction and commitment as
demonstrated by marriage-level bonding (such as shared
life paths, goals, parenting, economics, housing,
important values, ongoing emotional support, etc.),
typically includes a desire for a shared lifelong future
together
Principle
n 1 : a general or fundamental law,
doctrine, or assumption 2 : a rule or code of conduct;
also : devotion to such a code 3 : the laws or facts of
nature underlying the working of an artificial device 4 :
a primary source : origin; also : an underlying faculty
or endowment 5 : the active part
Problem
n 1 : a question raised for consideration
or solution 2 : an intricate unsettled question 3 : a
source of perplexity or vexation; problem adj
Process
n or vb, pl processes 1 :
progress, advance 2 : something going on :
proceeding 3 : a natural phenomenon marked by
gradual changes that lead toward a particular result 4
: a series of actions or operations directed toward a
particular result 5 : legal action 6 : a
mandate issued by a court; esp : summons 7 : a
projecting part of an organism or organic structure 10
: to subject to a special process
Protest
n or vb 1 : the act of protesting; esp
: an organized public demonstration of
disapproval 2 : a complaint or objection against
an idea, an act, or a course of action 4 : to
assert positively : make solemn declaration of 5
: to object strongly 6 : make a protest
against protestation; n protester or
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