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promiscuous

promiscuous

28 7.6
Having many short sexual relationships with different people
  • adjective
  • /prəˈmɪskjʊəs/
  • NSFW
translation icon : promiscuo
  • She was known for her promiscuous behavior at university, frequently changing partners without forming lasting connections.
  • sexually promiscuous
  • promiscuous behavior
  • promiscuous girl

So you were promiscuous to him, but you didn't have sex?

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Examples

  • Women report having a median of four female sex partners, thus leading to the conclusion that men must be more promiscuous than women.

  • If a woman gains A reputation as being unfaithful or sexually promiscuous, that's a really hard reputation to do away with, right?

  • Your dad was really promiscuous, forget it, long story.

  • It's because it is about drugs and promiscuous sex.

  • And I have been extremely promiscuous.

  • And I think people are tired of providing for that kind of promiscuous behavior.

  • You party, drink alcohol, and are generally promiscuous; then you are ready for high school.

    Academic text (2017)
  • You start out by being promiscuous, and end up like your grandfather, faithful to one woman.

  • They need to try their best to not be promiscuous so higher value men later would take them seriously.

  • Unlike the promiscuous alley cat, humans may mate for love.

Synonyms

loose
vspromiscuous
  • Offensive
52 5.6

Careless about rules and not careful about behavior

focuses on many transient partners rather than general moral laxity
easy
vspromiscuous
  • Offensive
31 8.7

Seen by others as willing to have sex without much commitment

implies many transient partners chosen without care or exclusiveness
wanton
vspromiscuous
  • Offensive
7 8.6

Having many casual sexual relationships

describes having many transient partners without concern for exclusiveness
light
vspromiscuous
  • Offensive
1 9.8

Behaving in a sexually loose way

covers having many transient partners without selectivity
hypersexual
vspromiscuous
  • NSFW
1 8.7

Having very strong sexual desire and acting on it often

refers to many transient partners rather than elevated sexual drive
sluttish
vspromiscuous
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A woman who acts and looks in a way people think is sexually improper or untidy

is neutral about many transient partners without judging propriety
flingy
vspromiscuous
  • NSFW
9.6

Likely to have short, casual romantic relationships with different people

focuses on many transient partners without selectivity or exclusiveness
trampish
vspromiscuous
  • Offensive
9.9

Dressing or acting in a way that makes people think someone is sexually available

means having many transient partners without implying prostitution

Antonyms

399 5.4

Only for one person, group, or purpose and not shared

118 4.3

To choose carefully and accept only certain people or things

How Promiscuous

licentious
  • NSFW
3 9.9
promiscuous
  • NSFW
28 7.6
nonexclusive
1 4.9
monogamous
38 5.3
faithful
  • NSFW
120 2.1

Surface Forms

promiscuous positive

Etymology

Promiscuous comes from an old Latin word meaning 'mixed', the same idea behind the English word mix and miscellaneous. So when it describes people, it means having many different sexual partners and not being selective.