Companionate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Companionate is an adjective meaning Friendly, companionable.
Meaning
Friendly, companionable.
More Meanings
- Pertaining to a (chiefly romantic) relationship that emphasises companionship and mutual respect.
- (now historical) 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.
Example Sentences
Gradually it evolved from an economic enterprise to a companionate one—a free-choice engagement between two individuals, based not on duty and obligation but on love and affection.
Synonyms for companionate
Depending on context, synonyms include friendly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include friendly, companionly, committed, concubinarian, partnerly, married.
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