open marriage
noun/ˌəʊpən ˈmærɪdʒ/
/ˌəʊpən ˈmærɪdʒ/
- a marriage or relationship in which both partners agree that each may have sexual relationships with others
- Brian struggled to reconcile Anna's open marriage with his conservative views.
- Her husband of 30 years proposed an open marriage, an idea that was devastating to her.
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
open marriage