Adulterous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by adultery

not faithful to a spouse or lover

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɪtʃˌuːmiːnˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈeɪdʒɒt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈeɪdʒɒt/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɪtʃˌuːmiːnˌɪzəm/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extracurricular two-timing cheating extramarital

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by adultery “an adulterous relationship”
adjective	not faithful to a spouse or lover “adulterous husbands and wives”

Word Forms

adultery

noun

extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ehebrecherisch

gekennzeichnet durch Ehebruch

🇫🇷French

adultère

caractérisé par l'adultère

🇪🇸Spanish

adúltero

caracterizado por el adulterio

🇮🇹Italian

adultero

caratterizzato da adulterio

🇳🇱Dutch

overspelig

gekenmerkt door overspel

🇵🇹Portuguese

adúltero

caracterizado pelo adultério

🇷🇺Russian

прелюбодейный

характеризующийся прелюбодеянием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुस्र्षगामी

व्यभिचार द्वारा विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

ভেজাল

ব্যভিচার দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

விபச்சாரம்

விபச்சாரத்தால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యభిచారం

వ్యభిచారం లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यभिचारी

व्यभिचार द्वारे दर्शविले

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યભિચારી

વ્યભિચાર દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಭಿಚಾರ

ವ್ಯಭಿಚಾರದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യഭിചാരം

വ്യഭിചാരത്തിൻ്റെ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਭਚਾਰੀ

ਵਿਭਚਾਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

زنا کرنے والا

زنا کی طرف سے خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

通奸的

以通奸为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

不倫

不倫が特徴

🇰🇷Korean

간음하다

불륜이 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngoại tình

đặc trưng bởi ngoại tình

🇹🇭Thai

ล่วงประเวณี

มีลักษณะเป็นชู้

🇮🇩Indonesian

berzina

ditandai dengan perzinahan

🇵🇭Filipino

nangangalunya

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng pangangalunya

🇲🇾Malay

berzina

bercirikan zina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زانية

تتميز بالزنا

🇮🇷Persian

زناکار

با زنا مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

zina yapan

Zina ile karakterize edilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

נואף

מאופיין בניאוף

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