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promiscuity
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prom·is·cu·i·ty  (prm-sky-t, prm-)
n. pl. prom·is·cu·i·ties
1. The state or character of being promiscuous.
2. Promiscuous sexual relations.
3. A mixture of diverse or unrelated parts or individuals; a hodgepodge.
promiscuity [ˌprɒmɪˈskjuːɪtɪ]
n
1. promiscuous sexual behaviour
2. indiscriminate mingling, mixture, or confusion, as of parts or elements
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.promiscuity - indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
promiscuousness, sleeping around
sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
one-night stand - a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night; "he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands"
promiscuity
noun licentiousness, profligacy, sleeping around (informal), permissiveness, abandon, incontinence, depravity, immorality, debauchery, laxity, dissipation, looseness, amorality, lechery, laxness, wantonness, libertinism, promiscuousness Precautions against AIDS include wearing condoms and avoiding promiscuity.
Quotations
"She speaks eighteen languages. And she can't say no in any of them" [Dorothy Parker]
"You were born with your legs apart. They'll send you to the grave in a Y-shaped coffin" [Joe Orton What the Butler Saw]
Translations
promiscuity [ˌprɒmɪsˈkjuːɪtɪ] N → promiscuidad f
promiscuity [ˌprɒmɪˈskjuːɪti] n (sexual) → promiscuité f
promiscuity
n
→ Promiskuität f, → häufiger Partnerwechsel
(liter: = confusion) → Wirrwarr m
promiscuity [ˌprɒmɪsˈkjuːɪtɪ] n (sexual) → promiscuità
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Cardinal Keith O'Brien believes drug abuse, alcoholism and sexual promiscuity among youngsters are wrecking Scotland.
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