Promiscuity

//ˌpɹɑm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being promiscuous. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations wordnet
  3. 3
    Indiscriminateness in the choice of sexual partners. countable, uncountable

    "Experimental variety or what Rey Anthony has called selective promiscuity - is the cornerstone of sane sexual choice."

  4. 4
    State of being mixed, composed of diverse elements, unsystematic; heterogeneity. countable, dated, literary, uncountable

    "While I dressed—for Stroeve wished me to go at once with him to the hospital—he told me that he had arranged for his wife to have a private room, so that she might at least be spared the sordid promiscuity of a ward."

Synonyms

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casualnesschamberingcrudity of intellectcuckoldryderangementdisarrangement

Example

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"Pornography encourages promiscuity."

Etymology

From French promiscuité.

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