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promiscuous

[ pruh-mis-kyoo-uhs ]

adjective

  1. characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.

    Synonyms: wild, abandoned, licentious

    Antonyms: chaste

  2. consisting of parts, elements, or individuals of different kinds brought together without order.

    Synonyms: motley, confused, mixed

  3. indiscriminate; without discrimination; not selective.

    Synonyms: unthinking, thoughtless, random

    Antonyms: selective



promiscuous

/ prəˈmɪskjʊəs /

adjective

  1. indulging in casual and indiscriminate sexual relationships
  2. consisting of a number of dissimilar parts or elements mingled in a confused or indiscriminate manner
  3. indiscriminate in selection
  4. casual or heedless
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • proˈmiscuousness, noun
  • proˈmiscuously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • pro·miscu·ous·ly adverb
  • pro·miscu·ous·ness noun
  • hyper·pro·miscu·ous adjective
  • hyper·pro·miscu·ous·ly adverb
  • hyper·pro·miscu·ous·ness noun
  • nonpro·miscu·ous adjective
  • nonpro·miscu·ous·ly adverb
  • nonpro·miscu·ous·ness noun
  • unpro·miscu·ous adjective
  • unpro·miscu·ous·ly adverb
  • unpro·miscu·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of promiscuous1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin prōmiscuus “mixed up,” equivalent to prō- pro- 1 + misc(ēre) “to mix” + -uus adjective suffix; mix, -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of promiscuous1

C17: from Latin prōmiscuus indiscriminate, from pro- 1+ miscēre to mix
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Example Sentences

Chimps are extremely promiscuous, so if you want to be the father, you have to contend with the female having mated with multiple males.

He declared that Western women are sexually promiscuous in a manner not even found in the natural world.

War makes strange bedfellows and the U.S. has certainly been promiscuous before choosing its allies in past wars.

Mandegary declared Western women are sexually promiscuous in a manner not even found in the natural world.

Second, I have a pretty promiscuous relationship to the rules.

This “promiscuous” invocation of religious freedom would deny equal rights to those with different religious convictions—or none.

Yet even for the professional vagrant the promiscuous London casual ward of 1864 was not to be extended.

The galleries are used by a promiscuous company of worshippers, who keep good order and make no undue noises.

But, how shall we know the wisest and the best from the most depraved, in such a promiscuous throng as usually crowd a theatre?

Men wreck marriage because they are promiscuous; and women wreck it because they are parasites.

Gerard was not going to throw himself into any vulgar promiscuous struggle, and collected himself with an effort.

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