companionate
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8.2
- adjective
- /kəmˈpænjənɪt/
:
compañero
- Their relationship was based on companionate love, where mutual respect and friendship were prioritized over passion.
- a companionate marriage
- companionate love
Or is this just normal, just sliding into a more stable and companionate space?
- Or is this just normal, just sliding into a more stable and companionate space?
- And the fact is some people never meet that unconditional companionate person and none, and that may not necessarily be a bad thing.
Examples
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But with the emergence of what sociologists and historians refer to as companionate marriage, intimacy became the marital ideal.
Academic text (2011) -
Or is this just normal, just sliding into a more stable and companionate space?
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And the fact is some people never meet that unconditional companionate person and none, and that may not necessarily be a bad thing.
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On the other hand, social developments such as the growth of individualism, feminism, and belief in companionate marriage raised women's expectations for what marriage ought to provide and granted more legitimacy to their interests and desires than in the past.
Academic text (2018) -
But the norms and roles associated with the conventional family, confining as they were in important respects, allowed men and women to enjoy an unusually companionate form of marriage and prepared their children (especially sons) to assume positions of responsibility in the market, the polity, and civil society.
Academic text (2003) -
Though many women try to negotiate a more companionate and gender-equal marriage relationship, drawing on modern cultural scripts for marriage, the enduring social importance of parenthood provides men with powerful leverage in negotiating power within marriage based on more traditional scripts (van der Vliet 1991).
Academic text (2001) -
In a companionate marriage, both partners support each other equally, fostering a strong bond of friendship.
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The couple enjoyed a companionate partnership, often spending evenings discussing their day and sharing laughter.
Synonyms
56
2.2
To show warm, loving feelings to someone
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6.1
Friendly and pleasant to be with
Antonyms
How Companionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Companionate comes from companion, which comes from the Latin parts com- 'with' and panis 'bread', so a companion was originally someone you 'share bread' with. That's why companionate describes relationships based on friendship and shared life rather than just romantic passion.