Antonyms for promiscuous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pruh-mis-kyoo-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : prəˈmɪs kyu əs

Definition of promiscuous

Origin : c.1600, people or things, "mingled confusedly, grouped together without order, consisting of a disorderly mix; indiscriminate," from Latin promiscuus "mixed, indiscriminate, in common, without distinction," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)). Meaning "indiscriminate in sexual relations" recorded by 1857, from promiscuity. The Latin adjective was used with conubia (e.g. between patricians and plebeians). Related: Promiscuously.

adj indiscriminately sexually active

Example sentences :

Camille was there, dispensing its promiscuous hospitality to men who ate like pigs.
Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable

It is lawful for the body to have its desires and its loves, but not to be promiscuous and unfaithful.
Extract from : « The Golden Fountain » by Lilian Staveley

As to his relations with women, they appeared to have been promiscuous but superficial.
Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle

But this is all promiscuous: I an't talkin of the survants now, but the masters.
Extract from : « Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush » by William Makepeace Thackeray

“I take all the risks, I take all the risks,” the editor of the Promiscuous repeated.
Extract from : « The Real Thing and Other Tales » by Henry James

I strolled round one morning promiscuous, and sat down in his office.
Extract from : « Lorimer of the Northwest » by Harold Bindloss

But beyond a certain limit this promiscuous work must be unsatisfactory.
Extract from : « Chapters in Rural Progress » by Kenyon L. Butterfield

The promiscuous natural landscape cannot be enjoyed in any other way.
Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana

Prostitution, known as the “social evil,” is promiscuous unchastity for gain.
Extract from : « Sex » by Henry Stanton

But the promiscuous audience, the rough company on the barge!
Extract from : « A Venetian June » by Anna Fuller

Synonyms for promiscuous

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