promiscuityn.

Brit.

/ˌprɒmᵻˈskjuːᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌprɑməˈskjuədi/,

/ˌproʊˌmɪˈskjuədi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Probably also partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Latin prōmiscuus , -ity suffix; French promiscuité.

Etymology: Originally < classical Latin prōmiscuus (see promiscuous adj.) + -ity suffix. In later use probably reinforced by French promiscuité confused and indiscriminate mix (1731 with reference to people, 1832 with reference to things), promiscuous sexual behaviour (1839 or earlier) < classical Latin prōmiscuus + French -ité -ity suffix. Compare Spanish promiscuidad (a1795 or earlier), Portuguese promiscuidade (1813), Italian promiscuità (1611).

1. The quality or condition of being promiscuous; indiscriminate order, confusion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun]

brabbling1530

confusion1530

ruffle1533

pell-mellc1586

confusedness1587

huddle1606

Babel confusion1653

promiscuity1663

hugger-mugger1674

promiscuousness1676

clutter1692

jumblement1706

muddle1808

embranglement1826

mare's nest1837

muddlement1857

muddledom1891

muddliness1891

mêlée1895

mix-up1898

huddledom1923

buggeration1962

mixed-upness1967

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xxiv. 324 This promiscuity of expression the learned Selden gives president of.

1844 E. A. Poe in U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Dec. 582 The God-abstractions of the modern polytheism are nearly in as sad a state of perplexity and promiscuity as were the more substantial deities of the Greeks.

1868 W. R. Greg Lit. & Social Judgm. 84 Men, women, and children huddled together in dirt, disorder, and promiscuity like that of the lower animals.

1919 W. S. Maugham Moon & Sixpence xxxiv. 145 The sordid promiscuity of a [hospital] ward.

1990 Jrnl. Neuroendocrinol. 2 775/2 The involvement of such plasticity and promiscuity in signalling pathways of normal cell systems has still to be clarified.

2. Promiscuous sexual behaviour; the frequent, casual changing of sexual partners. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > types of sexual behaviour > [noun] > seeking variety in sexual relationships

promiscuity1847

varietism1925

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > promiscuity

promiscuousness1676

promiscuity1847

swinging1964

tomming1981

zipper problem1985

1847 Southern Q. Rev. July 115 The promiscuity of the sexes involved no dishonor until the act of emancipation had created an individual responsibility.

1876 H. Spencer Princ. Sociol. (1877) I. 672 Promiscuity may be called indefinite polyandry, joined with polygyny.

1895 G. Saintsbury Ess. Eng. Lit. 2nd Ser. 101 The adjective wedded to its proper substantive, not indulging in unseemly promiscuity.

1925 D. H. Lawrence Refl. Death Porcupine 182 It's Don Juanery, sex-in-the-head, no real desire, which leads to profligacy and squalid promiscuity.

1960 A. S. Neill Summerhill iii. 236 Promiscuity is neurotic; it is a constant change of partner in the hope of finding the right partner at last.

2003 R. Herring Talking Cock 67 His struggle between promiscuity and monogamy..is summed up by the prayer he made,..‘God grant me the strength to be chaste.—Just not yet’.

3. Chiefly Biology. The ability of a protein, organism, etc., to interact with a variety of targets or in a non-specific manner; spec. the propensity of a plasmid, pathogenic organism, etc., to infect many different hosts.

ΚΠ

1913 F. L. Stevens Fungi which cause Plant Dis. 174 Owing to the extreme variability of the perithecial characters and the almost promiscuity of host selection this family presents a most difficult problem to the taxonomist.

1971 Science 8 Oct. 169/2 Increasing evidence for promiscuity in Rhizobium infectiveness among the legumes.

1984 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 81 658/1 Broad host range plasmids encode more functions for their replication than do the narrow host range plasmids, making them less dependent on host replication proteins and thus allowing a greater degree of promiscuity.

1993 Science 1 Jan. 64/1 The osmium-catalyzed asymmetric dihydroxylation..of olefins exhibits..substrate promiscuity.

2001 New Phytologist 149 495 Symbionts..exhibited a wide range of promiscuity and symbiotic effectiveness with isolates of S. sesban having the narrowest host range.

4. Genetics. In full intracellular promiscuity. The transfer of DNA segments between genomes within a eukaryotic cell, e.g. between mitochondria and chloroplasts or between an organelle and the nucleus.

ΚΠ

1982 J. Ellis in Nature 21 Oct. 678/2 We must now also consider the possibility of DNA movement between the organelles of eukaryotic cells. Since such movement diminishes the separate identity of each genome, I propose the term ‘intracellular promiscuity’ to describe this phenomenon.

1995 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 919/1 Other types of intracellular promiscuity have also been demonstrated with, for instance, mitochondria receiving DNA fragments from chloroplasts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promiscuity
释义	promiscuityn. Brit. /ˌprɒmᵻˈskjuːᵻti/, U.S. /ˌprɑməˈskjuədi/, /ˌproʊˌmɪˈskjuədi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Probably also partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Latin prōmiscuus , -ity suffix; French promiscuité. Etymology: Originally < classical Latin prōmiscuus (see promiscuous adj.) + -ity suffix. In later use probably reinforced by French promiscuité confused and indiscriminate mix (1731 with reference to people, 1832 with reference to things), promiscuous sexual behaviour (1839 or earlier) < classical Latin prōmiscuus + French -ité -ity suffix. Compare Spanish promiscuidad (a1795 or earlier), Portuguese promiscuidade (1813), Italian promiscuità (1611). 1. The quality or condition of being promiscuous; indiscriminate order, confusion. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] brabbling1530 confusion1530 ruffle1533 pell-mellc1586 confusedness1587 huddle1606 Babel confusion1653 promiscuity1663 hugger-mugger1674 promiscuousness1676 clutter1692 jumblement1706 muddle1808 embranglement1826 mare's nest1837 muddlement1857 muddledom1891 muddliness1891 mêlée1895 mix-up1898 huddledom1923 buggeration1962 mixed-upness1967 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xxiv. 324 This promiscuity of expression the learned Selden gives president of. 1844 E. A. Poe in U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Dec. 582 The God-abstractions of the modern polytheism are nearly in as sad a state of perplexity and promiscuity as were the more substantial deities of the Greeks. 1868 W. R. Greg Lit. & Social Judgm. 84 Men, women, and children huddled together in dirt, disorder, and promiscuity like that of the lower animals. 1919 W. S. Maugham Moon & Sixpence xxxiv. 145 The sordid promiscuity of a [hospital] ward. 1990 Jrnl. Neuroendocrinol. 2 775/2 The involvement of such plasticity and promiscuity in signalling pathways of normal cell systems has still to be clarified. 2. Promiscuous sexual behaviour; the frequent, casual changing of sexual partners. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > types of sexual behaviour > [noun] > seeking variety in sexual relationships promiscuity1847 varietism1925 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > promiscuity promiscuousness1676 promiscuity1847 swinging1964 tomming1981 zipper problem1985 1847 Southern Q. Rev. July 115 The promiscuity of the sexes involved no dishonor until the act of emancipation had created an individual responsibility. 1876 H. Spencer Princ. Sociol. (1877) I. 672 Promiscuity may be called indefinite polyandry, joined with polygyny. 1895 G. Saintsbury Ess. Eng. Lit. 2nd Ser. 101 The adjective wedded to its proper substantive, not indulging in unseemly promiscuity. 1925 D. H. Lawrence Refl. Death Porcupine 182 It's Don Juanery, sex-in-the-head, no real desire, which leads to profligacy and squalid promiscuity. 1960 A. S. Neill Summerhill iii. 236 Promiscuity is neurotic; it is a constant change of partner in the hope of finding the right partner at last. 2003 R. Herring Talking Cock 67 His struggle between promiscuity and monogamy..is summed up by the prayer he made,..‘God grant me the strength to be chaste.—Just not yet’. 3. Chiefly Biology. The ability of a protein, organism, etc., to interact with a variety of targets or in a non-specific manner; spec. the propensity of a plasmid, pathogenic organism, etc., to infect many different hosts. ΚΠ 1913 F. L. Stevens Fungi which cause Plant Dis. 174 Owing to the extreme variability of the perithecial characters and the almost promiscuity of host selection this family presents a most difficult problem to the taxonomist. 1971 Science 8 Oct. 169/2 Increasing evidence for promiscuity in Rhizobium infectiveness among the legumes. 1984 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 81 658/1 Broad host range plasmids encode more functions for their replication than do the narrow host range plasmids, making them less dependent on host replication proteins and thus allowing a greater degree of promiscuity. 1993 Science 1 Jan. 64/1 The osmium-catalyzed asymmetric dihydroxylation..of olefins exhibits..substrate promiscuity. 2001 New Phytologist 149 495 Symbionts..exhibited a wide range of promiscuity and symbiotic effectiveness with isolates of S. sesban having the narrowest host range. 4. Genetics. In full intracellular promiscuity. The transfer of DNA segments between genomes within a eukaryotic cell, e.g. between mitochondria and chloroplasts or between an organelle and the nucleus. ΚΠ 1982 J. Ellis in Nature 21 Oct. 678/2 We must now also consider the possibility of DNA movement between the organelles of eukaryotic cells. Since such movement diminishes the separate identity of each genome, I propose the term ‘intracellular promiscuity’ to describe this phenomenon. 1995 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 919/1 Other types of intracellular promiscuity have also been demonstrated with, for instance, mitochondria receiving DNA fragments from chloroplasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1663
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