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 machines, called spectrum analysers, discovered a strange disturbance in the force, if you’ll pardon the franchise-reference promiscuity.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2020

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

To sum up, there is not the shadow of proof in support of the doctrine of primitive promiscuity, a doctrine which is based on purely hypothetical grounds.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel

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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