different between lecherous vs promiscuous
lecherous
English
Etymology
From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekk?n (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likk?n? (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley??- (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher +? -ous. More at lick.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?t????s/
Adjective
lecherous (comparative more lecherous, superlative most lecherous)
- Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.
Derived terms
- lecherously
- lecherousness
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promiscuous
English
Etymology
From Latin pr?miscuus (“mixed, not separated”), from pr? (“forth”) + misce? (“mix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???m?skju??s/
Adjective
promiscuous (comparative more promiscuous, superlative most promiscuous)
- Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
- Synonym: motley
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 379-80
- Came singly where he stood on the bare strand, / While the promiscuous croud stood yet aloof.
- Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
- A sail caught by a promiscuous wind.
- (derogatory) Indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners, or having many sexual partners.
- (networking) The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.
Derived terms
- promiscuity
- promiscuousness
Translations
See also
- Thesaurus:promiscuous man
- Thesaurus:promiscuous woman
Further reading
- promiscuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- promiscuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- promiscuous at OneLook Dictionary Search
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