promiscuity
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/ˌpɹɒm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/
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/ˌpɹɒm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ (UK) · /ˌpɹəʊ.mɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ (UK) · /ˌpɹɑm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ (US) · /ˌpɹoʊ.mɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ (US)
Definition of promiscuity
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being promiscuous.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being promiscuous.
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(countable, uncountable)Indiscriminateness in the choice of sexual partners.
“Experimental variety or what Rey Anthony has called selective promiscuity - is the cornerstone of sane sexual choice.”
“I'm not advocating sexual promiscuity but I think it's possible for a woman to have many kinds of sexual relationships with many men and that shouldn't affect the status of the marriage”
“Seeing these happy pairings, I thought of the cheerful promiscuity to come. I felt a growing sexual need, not only for the young women brushing against me in the crowded street...”
“As she becomes more conscious of her flirtatious power, she is sometimes urged toward promiscuity.”
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(countable, dated, literary, uncountable)State of being mixed, composed of diverse elements, unsystematic; heterogeneity.
“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.”
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Etymology
From French promiscuité.
Words you can make from promiscuity
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24 words- SCRIMPY 16 pts
- SCRUMPY 16 pts
- COPYIST 14 pts
- CRYPTOS 14 pts
- MYOTICS 14 pts
- PYRITIC 14 pts
- CITRUSY 12 pts
- PIOSITY 12 pts
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- CORIUMS 11 pts
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