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extramarital sex vs adultery

adultery vs extramarital sex

extramarital sex and adultery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extramarital sex Yes No No No
adultery Yes No No No
As nouns, adultery is a hyponym of extramarital sex; that is, adultery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than extramarital sex:
  • extramarital sex: sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another
  • adultery: extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
Other hyponyms of extramarital sex include criminal conversation, fornication, fornication.
extramarital sex (noun) adultery (noun)
sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
Difference between extramarital sex and adultery

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