promiscuity
Americannoun
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promiscuities
plural
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the state of being promiscuous.
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promiscuous sexual behavior.
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an indiscriminate mixture.
noun
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promiscuous sexual behaviour
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indiscriminate mingling, mixture, or confusion, as of parts or elements
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Etymology
Origin of promiscuity
First recorded in 1840–50; promiscu(ous) + -ity; compare French promiscuité
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In Scorsese’s version, Bowden had been Cady’s defense attorney who, knowing Cady was guilty, had hidden evidence about the victim’s promiscuity to ensure a conviction and long sentence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
And in Venezuela, physicians say parents and governments also resist the vaccine due to cultural taboos and the false notion that girls will see it as a ticket to promiscuity.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
A cursory synopsis of Ira Sachs’s drama reveals the plot points that once haunted sanctimonious, homophobic novels and movies about gay life: promiscuity, addiction, lies, anomie — look at these poor people!
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2020
For one, remind those who say the HPV vaccine will increase promiscuity in teens that they were required to vaccinate their infants and children against hepatitis B, which is a sexually transmitted virus.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 5, 2020
The best art cannot endure such promiscuity, not an art of specific individual worth.
From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Marsden Hartley
She held her little court in the crowd, upon the grass, playing her light over Jews and Gentiles, completely at ease in all promiscuities.
From Embarrassments by Henry James
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