Promiscuity
Definitions
- The state or quality of being promiscuous.
- Indiscriminateness in the choice of sexual partners.
- State of being mixed, composed of diverse elements, unsystematic; heterogeneity.
Equivalents
14 more languages
العربيةالإختلاط
Catalàpromiscuïtat
Ελληνικάσυγχρωτισμός
Galegopromiscuidade
Íslenskalauslæti
한국어난교
Македонскипромискуитет
Nederlandspromiscuïteit
Portuguêspromiscuidade
Românăpromiscuitate
Svenskapromiskuitet
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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