monogamous UK /məˈnɒɡəməs/US /məˈnɑɡəməs/ adjective5 •Involving marriage to one person at a time.Suppose, for example, that if polygamy were legal, 10 percent of adult men would take an average of three wives apiece and that all remaining marriages would be monogamous. — 2006 •Characterized by mutual sexual and romantic exclusivity. •Exclusively engaging in mutually exclusive sexual/romantic partnership. •Having only one sexual partner at a time. •Monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers.