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PROMISCUITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does promiscuity mean? 

PROMISCUITY (noun)
  The noun PROMISCUITY has 1 sense:

1. indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relationsplay

  Familiarity information: PROMISCUITY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROMISCUITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

promiscuity; promiscuousness; sleeping around

Hypernyms ("promiscuity" is a kind of...):

sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "promiscuity"):

one-night stand (a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night)

Derivation:

promiscuous (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior)


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