promiscuous
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promiscuous
- /pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/
Where it comes from
From Latin prōmiscuus (“mixed, not separated”), from prō (“forth”) + misceō (“mix”).
adjective more promiscuous · most promiscuous
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Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
Came singly where he stood on the bare strand, / While the promiscuous croud stood yet aloof.
Similar: motley
- Made without careful choice; indiscriminate. A sail caught by a promiscuous wind.
- Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners. 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.
- The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.
Similar: abandoned, common, easy, fast, lascivious, lewd, liberal, libidinous, licentious, loose, lustful, lusty, promiscuous, riggish, slack, unchaste, wanton, wappened · Opposite: celibate, chaste, virginal
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adj made up of various disparate elements mixed together
| Español | promiscuo |
|---|---|
| Français | hétéroclite |
| Deutsch | zusammengewürfelt, bunt gemischt |
| Русский | разношёрстный raznošórstnyj, разноро́дный raznoródnyj |
adj made without careful choice; indiscriminate
| Español | promiscuo |
|---|---|
| Français | indiscriminé |
| Deutsch | wahllos, willkürlich, unüberlegt |
| Русский | неразбо́рчивый nerazbórčivyj |
adj indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
| Español | promiscuo |
|---|---|
| Português | promíscuo |
| Français | promiscue |
| Deutsch | freizügig, sexuell freizügig, promiskuitiv |
| Русский | неразбо́рчивый nerazbórčivyj, распу́тный raspútnyj, распу́щенный raspúščennyj |
adj networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic
| Français | promiscue |
|---|
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@misc{promiscuous_2026,
title = {promiscuous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/promiscuous},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
