promiscuity

American  

[prom-i-skyoo-i-tee, proh-mi-] / ˌprɒm ɪˈskju ɪ ti, ˌproʊ mɪ- /

noun

• promiscuities
  plural

1. the state of being promiscuous.

2. promiscuous sexual behavior.

3. an indiscriminate mixture.

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promiscuity British  

/ ˌprɒmɪˈskjuːɪtɪ /

noun

1. promiscuous sexual behaviour

2. indiscriminate mingling, mixture, or confusion, as of parts or elements

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• hyperpromiscuity
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• promiscuities
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of promiscuity

First recorded in 1840–50; promiscu(ous) + -ity; compare French promiscuité

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

promiscuity promiscuities

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

These letters, for all their promiscuity and turbulence, are a hymn to stability.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2022

This same concern has been studied for the HPV vaccine, with the exact same finding: no increase in promiscuity postvaccination.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 5, 2020

Traces of such kinships, and of Totemism, also of alleged promiscuity in ancient times, were detected by McLennan in the legends, folk-lore and institutions of Greece, Rome and India.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

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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