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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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