English Explanatory Dictionary

companionate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Designating a proposed type of marriage (or other partnership) in which the partners plan to have no children and take on no legal obligations to one another.
  2. Friendly, companionable.
  3. Pertaining to a (chiefly romantic) relationship that emphasises companionship and mutual respect.

Word forms

companionate more companionate most companionate

Etymology

From companion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Derived words

companionate marriage
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