noun
Meaning 1
A husband who tolerates his spouse's adultery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wittol
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
mari complaisant
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌmaɹi ˈkɒ̃(m)plɛzɒ̃/
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UK: /ˌmaɹi kɒ̃(m)plɛˈzɒ̃/
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US: /məˌɹi kɑmplɛˈzɑnt/
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History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French mari complaisant.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: կնոջ անհավատարմությունը չտեսնելու տվող ամուսին (knoǰ anhavatarmutʻyunə čʻtesnelu tvoġ amusin) — husband who tolerates his wife's adultery
- Chinese Mandarin: 乌龟 (wūguī) — husband who tolerates his wife's adultery
- Chinese Mandarin: 戴绿帽子的人 (lǜmàozi) — husband who tolerates his wife's adultery
- Czech: spokojený paroháč — husband who tolerates his wife's adultery
- Finnish: salliva mies — husband who tolerates his wife's adultery
- French: mari complaisant — husband who tolerates his wife's adultery
- German: Cuckold — husband who tolerates his wife's adultery
- Portuguese: corno manso — husband who tolerates his wife's adultery
- Russian: муж, закрыва́ющий глаза́ на неве́рность жены́ (muž, zakryvájuščij glazá na nevérnostʹ žený) — husband who tolerates his wife's adultery