promiscuous

adjective

/prəˈmɪskjuəs/

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(disapproving) having many sexual partners
- promiscuous behaviour
- a promiscuous lifestyle
- to be sexually promiscuous
- a sexually promiscuous society
(formal, often disapproving) taken from a wide range of sources, especially without careful thought
- promiscuous reading
- a stylistically promiscuous piece of music

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin promiscuus ‘indiscriminate’, (based on miscere ‘to mix’) + -ous. The early sense was ‘consisting of elements mixed together’, giving rise to ‘indiscriminate’ and ‘undiscriminating’, which led to the sense of ‘casual’.

单词	promiscuous
释义	promiscuous adjective /prəˈmɪskjuəs/ /prəˈmɪskjuəs/ jump to other results (disapproving) having many sexual partners promiscuous behaviour a promiscuous lifestyle to be sexually promiscuous a sexually promiscuous society (formal, often disapproving) taken from a wide range of sources, especially without careful thought promiscuous reading a stylistically promiscuous piece of music Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin promiscuus ‘indiscriminate’, (based on miscere ‘to mix’) + -ous. The early sense was ‘consisting of elements mixed together’, giving rise to ‘indiscriminate’ and ‘undiscriminating’, which led to the sense of ‘casual’.
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