Extramarital — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by adultery

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkstɹəmˌæɹɪɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛkstɹəmˌaɹɪtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛkstɹəmˌaɹɪtəl/

5 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkstɹəmˌæɹɪɾəl/.

Examples

an adulterous relationship
extramarital affairs
the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extracurricular adulterous

Parts of Speech

adjective

characterized by adultery

“an adulterous relationship”

Word Forms

adultery

noun

extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

außerehelich

gekennzeichnet durch Ehebruch

🇫🇷French

en dehors du mariage

caractérisé par l'adultère

🇪🇸Spanish

extramatrimonial

caracterizado por el adulterio

🇮🇹Italian

extraconiugale

caratterizzato da adulterio

🇳🇱Dutch

buitenechtelijk

gekenmerkt door overspel

🇵🇹Portuguese

extraconjugal

caracterizado pelo adultério

🇷🇺Russian

внебрачный

характеризующийся прелюбодеянием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शादी के पहला

व्यभिचार द्वारा विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবাহ বহির্ভূত

ব্যভিচার দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

திருமணத்திற்கு புறம்பான

விபச்சாரத்தால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వివాహేతర

వ్యభిచారం లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

विवाहबाह्य

व्यभिचार द्वारे दर्शविले

🇮🇳Gujarati

લગ્નેતર

વ્યભિચાર દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವಾಹೇತರ

ವ್ಯಭಿಚಾರದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവാഹേതര

വ്യഭിചാരത്തിൻ്റെ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਆਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ

ਵਿਭਚਾਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر ازدواجی

زنا کی طرف سے خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

婚外

以通奸为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

婚外

不倫が特徴

🇰🇷Korean

혼외의

불륜이 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngoại tình

đặc trưng bởi ngoại tình

🇹🇭Thai

นอกใจ

มีลักษณะเป็นชู้

🇮🇩Indonesian

di luar nikah

ditandai dengan perzinahan

🇲🇾Malay

luar nikah

bercirikan zina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خارج نطاق الزواج

تتميز بالزنا

🇮🇷Persian

خارج از ازدواج

با زنا مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

evlilik dışı

Zina ile karakterize edilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחוץ לנישואים

מאופיין בניאוף

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What is the primary definition of the word 'extramarital'?

The primary meaning of 'extramarital' is 'characterized by adultery'.

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Using 'extramarital' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'extramarital' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'extramarital' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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