ambiamorous

English

Etymology

From ambi- +‎ amorous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæmbɪˈæm(ə)ɹəs/

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Adjective

ambiamorous (not comparable)

1. Having no specific preference for either polyamory or monoamory.
   • 2018 August 28, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, “Non-Monogamy: Measuring Degrees of Sexual and Romantic Exclusivity in Relationships”, in SSRN Electronic Journal, →DOI, page 4:

     [R]espondents are overall more comfortable being involved in additional sexual and romantic relationships themselves than they are with their partner doing so, and they are more comfortable with additional sexual relationships than with additional romantic relationships, both for themselves and for their partner. This holds true for monoamorous, ambiamorous, and polyamorous respondents.

   • 2022 July 11, “About the contributors”, in Michelle D. Vaughan, Theodore R. Burnes, editors, The Handbook of Consensual Non-Monogamy: Affirming Mental Health Practice, London: Rowman & Littlefield, page 419:

     Stephanie M. Sullivan is a white, bisexual, ambiamorous, able-bodied, cisgender woman with a chronic illness.

Related terms

• ambiamory
• polyamorous