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- Dictionarycohabitation/kəʊhabɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married: "couples increasingly prefer cohabitation to marriage"
- 2. the state or fact of living or existing at the same time or in the same place: "a harmonious cohabitation with other living creatures"
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Feb 26, 2015 · Cohabitation refers to situations in which two people live together, and are involved in an emotional and/or sexually intimate relationship. The term is commonly used regarding unmarried couples who choose to live together without officially getting married.
1. : to live together as or as if a married couple. They cohabited in a small apartment. 2. a. : to live together or in company. buffaloes cohabiting with crossbred cows Biol. Abstracts. : to exist together. … two strains in his philosophy … cohabit in each of his major works. Justus Buchler.
Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not married, usually couples, live together. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis.
the act of living and having a sexual relationship with someone, especially someone you are not married to: Cohabitation has been praised as a test drive for marriage. a cohabitation agreement. See. cohabit. Fewer examples. More and more couples are choosing cohabitation over a wedding ceremony.
Cohabitation definition: the state or condition of living together as husband and wife without being married. See examples of COHABITATION used in a sentence.
the act of living and having a sexual relationship with someone, especially someone you are not married to: Cohabitation has been praised as a test drive for marriage. a cohabitation agreement. See. cohabit. Fewer examples. More and more couples are choosing cohabitation over a wedding ceremony.
Definition of 'cohabitation' Word Frequency. cohabitation in British English. (kəʊˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən ) noun. 1. the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married. 2. (of political parties) the state or condition of cooperating for specific purposes without forming a coalition. Collins English Dictionary.
noun. /ˌkəʊˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/ [uncountable] (formal) the state of living with another person and having a sexual relationship with them without being married. There have been great changes in the patterns of marriage, divorce and cohabitation.
cohabitation - Living together in the same residence, usually in a romantic partnership, which can impact legal elements like alimony.
A living arrangement in which an unmarried couple lives together in a long-term relationship that resembles a marriage. Couples cohabit, rather than marry, for a variety of reasons. They may want to test their compatibility before they commit to a legal union. They may want to maintain their single status for financial reasons.
