significant other
11significant other — noun a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long term sexual relationship • Syn: ↑domestic partner, ↑spousal equivalent, ↑spouse equivalent • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑ …
12significant other — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms significant other : singular significant other plural significant others the person who you are married to or are having a romantic relationship with. This word is polite because it includes people who are not… …
13significant other — The term significant other refers to a person, such as a spouse, partner or lover, with whom you have a long term relationship. Harry says he makes no decisions without consulting his significant other …
14significant other — a regular sexual companion without marriage Normally heterosexual, but sometimes homosexual, as: I started the yacht upholstery, you know, after my friend died. In 1979. What these days they d call a significant other . (Proulx, 1993… …
15significant other — /sɪgˌnɪfəkənt ˈʌðə/ (say sig.nifuhkuhnt udhuh) noun Colloquial (humorous) 1. one s spouse or partner: the invitation is for you and your significant other. 2. a person considered important for one s emotional wellbeing …
16significant other — significant oth·er əth ər n a person who is important to one s well being esp a spouse or one in a similar relationship …
17significant other — significant others …
18significant other — sig.nificant other n your husband, wife, girlfriend, or boyfriend …
19significant other — sig,nificant other noun count the person you are married to or having a romantic relationship with. This word is polite because it includes people who are not married, do not live together, or are gay. A more usual word is partner …
20significant other — noun Date: 1953 a person who is important to one s well being; especially a spouse or one in a similar relationship …
