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open marriage vs union

union vs open marriage

open marriage and union both are nouns.

open marriage is not an adjective while union is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
open marriage Yes No No No
union Yes Yes No No
As nouns, union is a hypernym of open marriage; that is, union is a word with a broader meaning than open marriage:
  • open marriage: a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
  • union: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
Other hypernyms of open marriage include marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock.
open marriage (noun) union (noun)
a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other the act of making or becoming a single unit
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
the state of being joined or united or linked
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
open marriage (adjective) union (adjective)
of trade unions
Difference between open marriage and union

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