promiscuity
noun
pro·mis·cu·i·ty
ˌprä-mə-ˈskyü-ə-tē 
ˌprō-
plural promiscuities
1
: promiscuous sexual behavior
2
: miscellaneous mingling or selection of persons or things : indiscriminateness
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In a scene based on a real incident that crystallized some of the public’s reaction to Bardot at the time, a cleaning lady lashes out at the star’s character in an elevator, angry over her promiscuity while the maid’s brother is fighting in the Algerian War.
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Lee Smith, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
The role of Carmen was played with fiery promiscuity by ballerina Ariana Gonzalez, who was flirtatious with a fan in one scene and brandishing a knife in another.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Wind words proliferated and spread with untamed promiscuity, as did wind gods, all around the planet.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter is, sometimes accidentally but more often on purpose, a lightning rod, the kind of pop star whose art and humor consistently get hoovered up into the overarching fights over women’s promiscuity and desirability.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lee Smith, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
The role of Carmen was played with fiery promiscuity by ballerina Ariana Gonzalez, who was flirtatious with a fan in one scene and brandishing a knife in another.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Wind words proliferated and spread with untamed promiscuity, as did wind gods, all around the planet.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter is, sometimes accidentally but more often on purpose, a lightning rod, the kind of pop star whose art and humor consistently get hoovered up into the overarching fights over women’s promiscuity and desirability.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Promiscuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promiscuity. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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promiscuity
noun
pro·mis·cu·i·ty
ˌpräm-əs-ˈkyü-ət-ē, prə-ˌmis-
plural promiscuities
: promiscuous sexual behavior
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