Promiscuous

Quick meaning: Promiscuous is an adjective meaning Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.

Meaning

Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.

More Meanings

1. Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
2. Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.
3. (networking) The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.

Example Sentences

A sail caught by a promiscuous wind.

Came singly where he stood on the bare strand, / While the promiscuous croud stood yet aloof.

X spreads false rumours to third parties about X’s spouse being promiscuous. X’s spouse finds out about the rumours and is distressed. X has committed emotional or psychological abuse against X’s spouse.

[T]hey had both been educated [...] on plans at once narrow and promiscuous, first in an English family and afterwards in a Swiss family at Lausanne, their bachelor uncle and guardian trying in this way to remedy the disadvantages of their orphaned condition.

Synonyms for promiscuous

Depending on context, synonyms include abandoned, common, easy, fast, lascivious, lewd.

Antonyms for promiscuous

Common opposites include celibate, chaste, virginal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include easy, loose, wanton, sluttish, indiscriminate, light.

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