First Known Use: 15th century
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adultery
noun adul·tery \ə-ˈdəl-t(ə-)rē\
: sex between a married person and someone who is not that person's wife or husband
plural adul·ter·ies
Full Definition of ADULTERY
: voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband; also : an act of adultery
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Origin of ADULTERY
Middle English, alteration of avoutrie, from Anglo-French avulterie, from Latin adulterium, from adulter adulterer, back-formation from adulterare
Related to ADULTERY
- Synonyms
- cheating, infidelity, misconduct, two-timing, unfaithfulness
- Antonyms
- faithfulness, fidelity
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