promiscuity
promiscuity · promiscuities
Promiskuität
The state or quality of being promiscuousThe state or quality of being promiscuous.
UK/ˌpɹɒm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/US/ˌpɹɑm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/
» Pornography fosters a culture of promiscuity and moral relativism.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being promiscuous.
Promiskuität
(countable, uncountable)Indiscriminateness in the choice of sexual partners.
(countable, dated, literary, uncountable)State of being mixed, composed of diverse elements, unsystematic; heterogeneity.
More definitions
- indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
Examples
2 sentencesPornography fosters a culture of promiscuity and moral relativism.
Pornography encourages promiscuity.
Translations
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By meaning 1
state or quality of being promiscuous:
Origin
From French promiscuité.From French promiscuité.
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Forms
plural: promiscuities| Singular | promiscuity |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations:promiscuousnesssleeping around
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedpromiscuous
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable