love polygon

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʌv ˈpɒlɪɡən/

Noun

love polygon (plural love polygons)

1. A situation in which at least two people vie for the love of another individual.
   • 2020 November 17, Dianne Rothleder, Fraught Decisions in Plato and Shakespeare, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, →ISBN, page 43:

     This entangled love polygon (for it is far larger than a triangle) would seem to be at the heart of the conflict among the characters.6 Clearly, unrequited love, love triangles, intense fascinations, the absurdities of love, […]

Related terms

• love triangle

See also

• polygamy