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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)

  1. 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.
  2. Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
    A sail caught by a promiscuous wind.
  3. (derogatory) Indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners, or having many sexual partners.
  4. (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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aimless

English

Etymology

aim +? -less

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?e?m.l?s/

Adjective

aimless (comparative more aimless, superlative most aimless)

  1. Without aim, purpose, or direction.
    an aimless life

Derived terms

  • aimlessly
  • aimlessness

Translations

Further reading

  • aimless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • aimless in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • Maisels, Melissa, Salemis, melissa, mesails, samiels, seismal

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