cohabitation
Unmarried partners dwelling
Cohabitation is living together, especially as an unmarried couple in a romantic relationship: They chose cohabitation over marriage.
The word carries a slightly formal or legal tone—everyday speech more often says living together.
Cohabitation can also describe any arrangement where people share a dwelling: the uneasy cohabitation of three generations under one roof.
Rented unit in building
- leaseTemporary use contract
- tenantOne who rents property
- rentPayment for temporary use
- dwellingPlace of residence
flat · studio · roommates · flatmates · housemates · co-tenants · sublet · lodging
Legal status through custom
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- nonmaritalOutside wedlock
- palimonyPost-separation payments, unwed couples
- unregisteredNot formally recorded
Residing at work
- partnerOne who shares activity
- loverRomantic intimate
- relationshipConnection between entities
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
romance · commitment · couple · boyfriend · girlfriend · long-term · monogamy · courtship
Domestic unit of residents
- homelifeDaily household living
- domesticityLife centered around home
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
- choresRoutine household tasks
nesting · communal · cohabitants · occupants · coexistence
Dividing among others
- expensesMoney spent on things
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- poolingMerging shared contributions
- furnitureMovable room objects
bills · belongings · logistics · compromise · coordination · scheduling · boundaries · privacy
Mark of dishonor
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- generationalRelating to age groups
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
apartment
Rented unit in building
dwelling · flat · studio · roommates · flatmates · housemates · co-tenants · sublet · lodging · utilities
common-law
Legal status through custom
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- nonmaritalOutside wedlock
- palimonyPost-separation payments, unwed couples
live-in
Residing at work
- partnerOne who shares activity
- loverRomantic intimate
- relationshipConnection between entities
intimacy · romance · commitment · couple · boyfriend · girlfriend · long-term · monogamy · courtship · premarital
household
Domestic unit of residents
- homelifeDaily household living
- domesticityLife centered around home
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
chores · nesting · communal · cohabitants · occupants · coexistence
sharing
Dividing among others
- expensesMoney spent on things
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- poolingMerging shared contributions
bills · furniture · belongings · logistics · compromise · coordination · scheduling · boundaries · privacy
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- generationalRelating to age groups
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- animals and humanspets, cats, dogs, pet ownership, companion animals
- Co- wordscoauthor, coexist, cooperate, coordinate, coworker
- householdshousehold, nuclear family, residents, married couple, occupants
- living arrangementsroommates, housemates, shared housing, house share, flat share
- roommatesroommates, housemate, housemates, flatmate, flatmates
cohabitationliving alone
Residing without cohabitants
living apart · separation · estrangement · single occupancy · long-distance relationship
cohabitationmatrimony
Legal union of spouses
marriage · wedlock · legal union · civil marriage · holy matrimony