Meanings
plural promiscuities
- countableuncountableThe state or quality of being promiscuous.
- countableuncountableIndiscriminateness in the choice of sexual partners.
As she becomes more conscious of her flirtatious power, she is sometimes urged toward promiscuity.
1998 May 14, James Dobson, “Self-worth based on beauty can wither as women age”, in The Woodfield County Journal3 more examples
Experimental variety or what Rey Anthony has called selective promiscuity - is the cornerstone of sane sexual choice.
1963, Albert Ellis, The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Manhunting, page 129I'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
1975 March 17, Marian Christy, “Suzy Chaffee, A Liberated Beauty”, in The Lebanon Daily NewsSeeing 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...
1979, J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company, chapter 24 - countabledatedliteraryuncountableState 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.
1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 34”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounindulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchpromiscuité
- Englishpromiscuity
From French promiscuité.
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Catalan promiscuïtat
- promiscuïtatstate or quality of being promiscuous
Dutch promiscuïteit
- promiscuïteitstate or quality of being promiscuous
Finnish siveettömyys, promiskuiteetti
- siveettömyysstate or quality of being promiscuous
- promiskuiteettistate or quality of being promiscuous
French promiscuité sexuelle
- promiscuité sexuellestate or quality of being promiscuous
German Promiskuität
- Promiskuitätstate or quality of being promiscuous
Greek συγχρωτισμός
- συγχρωτισμός (synchrotismós)state or quality of being promiscuous
Hungarian promiszkuitás
- promiszkuitásstate or quality of being promiscuous
Icelandic lauslæti
- lauslætistate or quality of being promiscuous
Indonesian promiskuitas
- promiskuitasstate or quality of being promiscuous
Polish promiskuityzm, rozwiązłość
- promiskuityzmstate or quality of being promiscuous
- rozwiązłośćstate or quality of being promiscuous
Portuguese promiscuidade
- promiscuidadestate or quality of being promiscuous
Romanian promiscuitate
- promiscuitatestate or quality of being promiscuous
Slovak promiskuita
- promiskuitastate or quality of being promiscuous
Spanish promiscuidad
- promiscuidadstate or quality of being promiscuous
Swedish promiskuitet
- promiskuitetstate or quality of being promiscuous
Tagalog kahandalapakan
- kahandalapakanstate or quality of being promiscuous
Cite this entry
promiscuity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promiscuity
“promiscuity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promiscuity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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