extramarital

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Occurring outside of marriage: Describes a relationship, typically a romantic or sexual one, that a married person has with someone who is not their spouse.
   • Involving adultery: Characterized by or involving infidelity within a marriage.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The tabloids were filled with rumors of the politician's extramarital affair.
  • Therapy often addresses the impact of extramarital relationships on a family.

Advanced Usage

• "extramarital relationship/affair": The most common collocation, specifically denoting a secret romantic or sexual involvement outside one's marriage.
  • The novel explores the emotional complexities of an extramarital relationship.
• "extramarital sex": Refers specifically to sexual activity outside of marriage.
  • The study examined societal attitudes toward extramarital sex.

Variants and Related Words

• Adulterous (adj): Synonymous with "extramarital," often carrying a stronger moral or judgmental connotation.
  • He was accused of having an adulterous liaison.
• Infidelity (n): The broader concept of being unfaithful, which can include extramarital affairs.
  • The marriage could not survive the infidelity.

Synonyms

• Adulterous
• Unfaithful (in the context of marriage)

Antonyms

• Marital: Pertaining to marriage.
• Conjugal: Relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses.

Related Phrases

• "extracurricular activity": (Informal, often euphemistic) A humorous or indirect way to refer to an extramarital affair.
  • He was more interested in his extracurricular activities than in his family.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. characterized by adultery
   • an adulterous relationship
   • extramarital affairs
   • the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband

Từ đồng nghĩa

• adulterous
• extracurricular