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

Examples of promiscuity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Set in the 1970s, the novel tells the story of the return of Tieta to the remote village of Santana do Agreste 26 years after being banished for promiscuity, beaten and expelled by her father in front of all the town’s people. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025

Mirra’s promiscuity was the provenance of her father. —Literary Hub, 9 July 2025

For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity. —Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for promiscuity

• ambiguity
• contiguity
• continuity
• incongruity
• ingenuity
• perpetuity
• perspicuity
• superfluity
• acuity
• annuity
• circuity
• congruity

Kids Definition

promiscuity

noun

prom·​is·​cu·​ity

ˌpräm-əs-ˈkyü-ət-ē

plural promiscuities

: the quality or state of being promiscuous

Medical Definition

promiscuity

noun

pro·​mis·​cu·​i·​ty ˌpräm-əs-ˈkyü-ət-ē, prə-ˌmis- 

plural promiscuities

: promiscuous sexual behavior