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单词 promiscuity
释义

promiscuity

noun

pro·​mis·​cu·​i·​ty ˌprä-mə-ˈskyü-ə-tē How to pronounce promiscuity (audio)
ˌprō-
plural promiscuities
1
: promiscuous sexual behavior
2
: miscellaneous mingling or selection of persons or things : indiscriminateness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As a thrilling new exhibition at the Drawing Center shows, the cultural promiscuity of ornamentation is its primary source of vitality. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 17 June 2022 But Booster and Ahn still manage to make the contrivances feel fresh, even if the tonal zags — praising promiscuity and Dionysian excess one minute only to turn earnestly sincere the next — occasionally don’t play well with each other. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 1 June 2022 But for some animals, promiscuity is about being a caring mom. Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 June 2022 In the era of shopper promiscuity, consumers are looking out for their needs first and pushing brands into a state of constant acquisition. Rebecca Brooks, Forbes, 23 May 2022 While the recording artist sits inside La Victoria prison awaiting his trial, fans and colleagues are claiming his innocence and blaming the victims under the guise of promiscuity and respectability politics. Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 4 May 2022 But the promiscuity of his Twitter output is an outlier among his other tech habits. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 10 Feb. 2022 After an idyll punctuated by shoplifting, drunken nights and Nick’s promiscuity, the twins return home, maintaining their estrangement from their mother. Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2022 Having been raped at knifepoint, the friend received nothing from the school’s health services other than a lecture about promiscuity. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Medical Definition

promiscuity

noun

pro·​mis·​cu·​i·​ty ˌpräm-əs-ˈkyü-ət-ē, prə-ˌmis- How to pronounce promiscuity (audio)
plural promiscuities
: promiscuous sexual behavior

promiscuity

noun

as in adultery

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • adultery
  • infidelity
  • faithlessness
  • disloyalty
  • unfaithfulness
  • treachery
  • perfidy
  • cheating
  • romance
  • criminal conversation
  • misconduct
  • perfidiousness
  • free love
  • inconstancy
  • falseness
  • infatuation
  • intrigue
  • love
  • flirtation
  • amour
  • affair
  • love affair
  • fling
  • entanglement
  • two-timing
  • attachment
  • affaire
  • liaison
  • passion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fidelity
  • faithfulness
  • loyalty
  • devotion
  • dedication
  • allegiance
  • constancy
  • devotedness
  • fealty
  • steadfastness
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