PROMISCUITY

promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around

(noun) indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

promiscuity (plural promiscuities)

The state or quality of being promiscuous.

Indiscriminateness in the choice of sexual partners.

(dated, literary) State of being mixed, composed of diverse elements, unsystematic; heterogeneity.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro`mis*cu"i*ty, n.

Definition: Promiscuousness; confusion. H. Spencer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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