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adjective
1.
characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
2.
consisting of parts, elements, or individuals of different kinds brought together without order.
3.
indiscriminate; without discrimination.
4.
casual; irregular; haphazard.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin prōmiscuus mixed up, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + misc(ēre) to mix + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous
1595–1605; < Latin prōmiscuus mixed up, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + misc(ēre) to mix + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous
Related forms
pro·mis·cu·ous·ly, adverb
pro·mis·cu·ous·ness, noun
hy·per·pro·mis·cu·ous, adjective
hy·per·pro·mis·cu·ous·ly, adverb
hy·per·pro·mis·cu·ous·ness, noun
EXPANDnon·pro·mis·cu·ous, adjective
non·pro·mis·cu·ous·ly, adverb
non·pro·mis·cu·ous·ness, noun
un·pro·mis·cu·ous, adjective
un·pro·mis·cu·ous·ly, adverb
un·pro·mis·cu·ous·ness, noun
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1, 2. pure. 3. selective.
1, 2. pure. 3. selective.
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Word Origin & History
promiscuous
c.1600, "consisting of a disorderly mixture of people or things," from L. promiscuus "mixed, indiscriminate," from pro- "forward" + miscere "to mix" (see mix). Meaning "indiscriminate in sexual relations" first recorded 1900, from promiscuity (1849, "indiscriminate mixture;"
EXPANDsexual sense 1865), from Fr. promiscuité, from L. promiscuus.
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