"promiscuous" meaning in English

See promiscuous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/ Audio: en-au-promiscuous.ogg Forms: more promiscuous [comparative], most promiscuous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin prōmiscuus (“mixed, not separated”), from prō (“forth”) + misceō (“mix”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-||*meyḱ-}}, {{bor|en|la|prōmiscuus||mixed, not separated}} Latin prōmiscuus (“mixed, not separated”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} promiscuous (comparative more promiscuous, superlative most promiscuous)
  1. Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: motley Translations (made up of various disparate elements mixed together): разнороден (raznoroden) (Bulgarian), promiscu (Catalan), 混雜嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 混杂嘅 (wan⁶ zaap⁶ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), sekalainen (Finnish), hétéroclite [masculine] (French), promiscuo [masculine] (Galician), zusammengewürfelt (German), bunt gemischt (German), разно́роден (raznóroden) (Macedonian), разно́виден (raznóviden) (Macedonian), variat (Occitan), mesclat (Occitan), разношёрстный (raznošórstnyj) (Russian), разноро́дный (raznoródnyj) (Russian), promiskuitný (Slovak), promiscuo (Spanish), gelişigüzel (Turkish), karışık (Turkish), rastgele (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-promiscuous-en-adj-qNe5gx8~ Disambiguation of Personality: 21 22 26 30 Disambiguation of 'made up of various disparate elements mixed together': 88 9 2 1
  2. Made without careful choice; indiscriminate. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (made without careful choice; indiscriminate): безразборен (bezrazboren) (Bulgarian), promiscu (Catalan), promiskuøs (Danish), umpimähkäinen (Finnish), summittainen (Finnish), indiscriminé [masculine] (French), indiscriminée [feminine] (French), wahllos (German), willkürlich (German), unüberlegt (German), promiscuus (Latin), безра́зборен (bezrázboren) (Macedonian), непро́мислен (neprómislen) (Macedonian), неразбо́рчивый (nerazbórčivyj) (Russian), promiskuitný (Slovak), promiscuo (Spanish), keyfî (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-promiscuous-en-adj-GLG~rc1L Disambiguation of Personality: 21 22 26 30 Disambiguation of 'made without careful choice; indiscriminate': 6 79 14 2
  3. Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners): разпуснат (razpusnat) (Bulgarian), promiscu (Catalan), 濫交嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 滥交嘅 (laam⁵ gaau¹ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), A380 [slang] (Chinese Cantonese), promiskuøs (Danish), promiscue (Dutch), kevytkenkäinen (note: of a woman) (Finnish), promiscue [masculine] (French), promiscuo [masculine] (Galician), freizügig (German), sexuell freizügig (German), promiskuitiv [technical, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (German), lauslátur (Icelandic), ilchaidreamhach (Irish), rih (Jarai), ра́спуштен (ráspušten) (Macedonian), промискуите́тен (promiskuitéten) (Macedonian), блу́ден (blúden) (Macedonian), tarau makere (note: of a woman) (Maori), ure paratī (note: of a man) (Maori), tīweka (Maori), rozwiązły (Polish), rozpustny (Polish), promíscuo (Portuguese), неразбо́рчивый (nerazbórčivyj) (Russian), распу́тный (raspútnyj) (Russian), распу́щенный (raspúščennyj) (Russian), promiskuitný (Slovak), promiscuo (Spanish), promiskuös (Swedish), handalapak (Tagalog), ร่าน (râan) (Thai), herkesle yatan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-promiscuous-en-adj-AYIeQ1fA Disambiguation of Personality: 21 22 26 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Jarai translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 17 49 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 29 49 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 11 59 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 17 56 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 24 43 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 12 21 45 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 23 43 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 7 27 47 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 21 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 24 45 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 25 44 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 21 45 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 25 45 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 12 20 44 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 12 20 44 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Jarai translations: 9 20 46 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 25 48 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 14 23 44 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 20 44 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 12 20 44 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 21 43 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 19 42 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 25 48 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 15 21 44 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 21 50 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 23 43 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 12 20 43 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 15 21 44 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 20 44 24 Disambiguation of 'indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners': 2 28 62 8
  4. (networking) The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it. Categories (topical): Networking, Personality, Sex Translations (networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic): erottelematon (Finnish), valikoimaton (Finnish), promiscue [masculine] (French), mesclat (Occitan), nasłuchujący (Polish), promiskuitný (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-promiscuous-en-adj--GSSqUah Disambiguation of Personality: 21 22 26 30 Disambiguation of Sex: 14 9 21 57 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic': 3 3 9 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: promiscuity, promiscuousness Related terms: promiscuous man, promiscuous woman, put out [slang, verb], aroused
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      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "incontinent"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "profligate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "self-indulgent"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "unrestrained"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "bad"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "Of a woman"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "easy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "fallen"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "fast-tailed"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "hot to trot"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "meretricious"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "round-heeled"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "skeezy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "Britain",
        "New-Zealand"
      ],
      "word": "slaggy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "sluttish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "slutty"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "tags": [
        "Britain",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "tarty"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "whorey"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "whorish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "Of a man"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "louche"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "raffish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "rakish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "sleazy"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "promiscuous man"
    },
    {
      "word": "promiscuous woman"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "tags": [
        "slang",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "put out"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "aroused"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 379-80:",
          "text": "Came singly where he stood on the bare strand, / While the promiscuous croud stood yet aloof.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1871, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter I, in Middlemarch […], volume I, Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book I, page 4:",
          "text": "[T]hey had both been educated [...] on plans at once narrow and promiscuous, first in an English family and afterwards in a Swiss family at Lausanne, their bachelor uncle and guardian trying in this way to remedy the disadvantages of their orphaned condition.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "various"
        ],
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          "disparate"
        ],
        [
          "element",
          "element"
        ],
        [
          "mixed",
          "mix#Verb"
        ],
        [
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          "disorderly"
        ],
        [
          "composition",
          "composition"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "motley"
        }
      ]
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A sail caught by a promiscuous wind.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Made without careful choice; indiscriminate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "careful",
          "careful"
        ],
        [
          "choice",
          "choice"
        ],
        [
          "indiscriminate",
          "indiscriminate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2023, Parliament of Singapore, “Women’s Charter (Family Violence and Other Matters) (Amendment) Bill”, in Republic of Singapore Government Gazette^(https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/women's-charter-(family-violence-and-other-matters)(amendment)-bill-18-2023.pdf), page 5:",
          "text": "X spreads false rumours to third parties about X’s spouse being promiscuous. X’s spouse finds out about the rumours and is distressed. X has committed emotional or psychological abuse against X’s spouse.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sexual partner",
          "sexual partner"
        ],
        [
          "indiscriminate",
          "indiscriminate"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "networking",
          "networking#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "mode",
          "mode"
        ],
        [
          "gathers",
          "gather#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "network",
          "network"
        ],
        [
          "traffic",
          "traffic#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(networking) The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "networking",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "abandoned"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "fast"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "lascivious"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "lewd"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "libidinous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "licentious"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "loose"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "lustful"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "lusty"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "promiscuous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "riggish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "slack"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "unchaste"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "word": "wanton"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "wappened"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "raznoroden",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "разнороден"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "promiscu"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "混雜嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "wan⁶ zaap⁶ ge³",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "混杂嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "sekalainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hétéroclite"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "promiscuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "zusammengewürfelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "bunt gemischt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "raznóroden",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "разно́роден"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "raznóviden",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "разно́виден"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "variat"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "mesclat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raznošórstnyj",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "разношёрстный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raznoródnyj",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "разноро́дный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "promiskuitný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "promiscuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "gelişigüzel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "karışık"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "made up of various disparate elements mixed together",
      "word": "rastgele"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezrazboren",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "безразборен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "promiscu"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "promiskuøs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "umpimähkäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "summittainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "indiscriminé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indiscriminée"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "wahllos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "willkürlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "unüberlegt"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "promiscuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bezrázboren",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "безра́зборен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "neprómislen",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "непро́мислен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nerazbórčivyj",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "неразбо́рчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "promiskuitný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "promiscuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "made without careful choice; indiscriminate",
      "word": "keyfî"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razpusnat",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "разпуснат"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "promiscu"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "濫交嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "laam⁵ gaau¹ ge³",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "滥交嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "A380"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "promiskuøs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "promiscue"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "of a woman",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "kevytkenkäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "promiscue"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "promiscuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "freizügig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "sexuell freizügig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "topics": [
        "technical",
        "engineering",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "promiskuitiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "lauslátur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "ilchaidreamhach"
    },
    {
      "code": "jra",
      "lang": "Jarai",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "rih"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ráspušten",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "ра́спуштен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "promiskuitéten",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "промискуите́тен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "blúden",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "блу́ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of a woman",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "tarau makere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of a man",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "ure paratī"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "tīweka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "rozwiązły"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "rozpustny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "promíscuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nerazbórčivyj",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "неразбо́рчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspútnyj",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "распу́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspúščennyj",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "распу́щенный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "promiskuitný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "promiscuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "promiskuös"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "handalapak"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "râan",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "ร่าน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners",
      "word": "herkesle yatan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic",
      "word": "erottelematon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic",
      "word": "valikoimaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "promiscue"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic",
      "word": "mesclat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic",
      "word": "nasłuchujący"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic",
      "word": "promiskuitný"
    }
  ],
  "word": "promiscuous"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.