promiscuity
noun
pro·mis·cu·i·ty
| \ ˌprä-mə-ˈskyü-ə-tē
, ˌprō-\
, ˌprō-\
plural promiscuities
Definition of promiscuity
1
: promiscuous sexual behavior
2
: miscellaneous mingling or selection of persons or things : indiscriminateness
Examples of promiscuity in a Sentence
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Usually, people associate promiscuity with quantity, but that really has nothing to do with it. — Jim Geraghty, National Review, "Twenty Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Marianne Williamson," 1 July 2019 The Catholic Church condemned the birth control pill, preachers linked it to promiscuity and politicians urged pharmacies to pull the product from the shelves. — Steve Marble, latimes.com, "George Rosenkranz, the chemist who changed the world with ‘the pill,’ dies at 102," 27 June 2019 But the pill also generated intense debates over promiscuity and the morality of birth control. — Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com, "George Rosenkranz, a developer of the birth control pill, dies at 102," 26 June 2019 Underpinning the concerns among men and women alike is the fear that bringing women into the workplace, allowing them to drive and relaxing the dress codes, will lead to promiscuity and a breakdown of the moral code. — Washington Post, "Saudi women on the front line of change," 17 June 2018 As a rule, female promiscuity promotes sperm competition among males, and because the Y chromosome oversees sperm production, Dr. Makova said, the chimpanzee Y is likely evolving at hyperspeed to keep up. — Natalie Angier, New York Times, "Secrets of the Y Chromosome," 11 June 2018 Then there's math teacher Hank (Tuc Watkins), who left his wife and kids for oversexed photographer Larry (Rannells) and now struggles to accept his partner's promiscuity. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Boys in the Band': Theater Review," 1 June 2018 Some of those who tested negative for disease were incarcerated anyway, because their alleged promiscuity was deemed a threat to soldiers’ moral hygiene. — Kim Kelly, The New Republic, "A Forgotten War on Women," 22 May 2018 Maybe there are a lot of societal factors involved in drug abuse, in promiscuity, in shaming, in substance abuse of other types, addictions, violent video games, isolation because of social media, family dissolution. — Fox News, "Ingraham: When Trump wins on principle," 27 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'promiscuity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for promiscuity
promiscuity
noun
pro·mis·cu·i·ty
| \ ˌpräm-əs-ˈkyü-ət-ē, prə-ˌmis-
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\
plural promiscuities
Medical Definition of promiscuity
: promiscuous sexual behavior
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