"promiscuity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌpɹɒm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ [UK], /ˌpɹəʊ.mɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ [UK], /ˌpɹɑm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ [US], /ˌpɹoʊ.mɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ [US] Forms: promiscuities [plural]
Etymology: From French promiscuité. Etymology templates: {{derived|en|fr|promiscuité}} French promiscuité Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} promiscuity (countable and uncountable, plural promiscuities)
  1. The state or quality of being promiscuous. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state or quality of being promiscuous): promiscuïtat [feminine] (Catalan), promiscuïteit [feminine] (Dutch), promiskuiteetti (Finnish), promiscuité sexuelle [feminine] (French), promiscuidade [feminine] (Galician), Promiskuität [feminine] (German), συγχρωτισμός (synchrotismós) [masculine] (Greek), promiszkuitás (Hungarian), lauslæti (Icelandic), промискуитет (promiskuitet) [masculine] (Macedonian), promiskuityzm [masculine] (Polish), promiscuidade [feminine] (Portuguese), promiscuitate [feminine] (Romanian), promiskuita (Slovak), promiscuidad [feminine] (Spanish), promiskuitet [common-gender] (Swedish), kahandalapakan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-promiscuity-en-noun-q-oLsns- Disambiguation of 'state or quality of being promiscuous': 88 4 9
  2. Indiscriminateness in the choice of sexual partners. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-promiscuity-en-noun-pR8Ui7xI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 50 40
  3. (dated, literary) State of being mixed, composed of diverse elements, unsystematic; heterogeneity. Tags: countable, dated, literary, uncountable
    Sense id: en-promiscuity-en-noun-9-HZXNlC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 50 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 35 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 37 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 35 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 38 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 35 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 37 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 30 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 29 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 10 35 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 10 35 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 32 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 35 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 34 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 35 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 38 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 34 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 11 35 55

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