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P R OW1 M IH0 S K W AH0 S
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Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: motley
Antonyms: none provided
Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A sail caught by a promiscuous wind.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her easy virtue he was told to avoid loose (or light) women wanton behavior
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: easy, light, loose, sluttish, wanton
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not selective of a single class or person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From Latin prōmiscuus (“mixed, not separated”), from prō (“forth”) + misceō (“mix”).
Across languages
Translations 74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
разнороден
(raznoroden)
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Catalan :
promiscu
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Chinese Cantonese :
混雜嘅 /混杂嘅
(wan6 zaap6 ge3)
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Finnish :
sekalainen
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
French :
hétéroclite
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Galician :
promiscuo
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
German :
zusammengewürfelt
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
German :
bunt gemischt
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Macedonian :
разно́роден
(raznóroden)
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Macedonian :
разно́виден
(raznóviden)
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Occitan :
variat
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Occitan :
mesclat
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Russian :
разношёрстный
(raznošórstnyj)
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Russian :
разноро́дный
(raznoródnyj)
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Slovak :
promiskuitný
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Spanish :
promiscuo
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Turkish :
gelişigüzel
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Turkish :
karışık
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Turkish :
rastgele
— made up of various disparate elements mixed together
Bulgarian :
безразборен
(bezrazboren)
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Catalan :
promiscu
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Danish :
promiskuøs
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Finnish :
umpimähkäinen
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Finnish :
summittainen
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
French :
indiscriminé
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
German :
wahllos
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
German :
willkürlich
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
German :
unüberlegt
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Latin :
promiscuus
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Macedonian :
безра́зборен
(bezrázboren)
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Macedonian :
непро́мислен
(neprómislen)
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Russian :
неразбо́рчивый
(nerazbórčivyj)
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Slovak :
promiskuitný
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Spanish :
promiscuo
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Turkish :
keyfî
— made without careful choice; indiscriminate
Bulgarian :
разпуснат
(razpusnat)
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Catalan :
promiscu
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Chinese Cantonese :
濫交嘅 /滥交嘅
(laam5 gaau1 ge3)
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Chinese Cantonese :
A380
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Danish :
promiskuøs
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Dutch :
promiscue
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Finnish :
kevytkenkäinen
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
French :
promiscue
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Galician :
promiscuo
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
German :
freizügig
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
German :
sexuell freizügig
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
German :
promiskuitiv
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Icelandic :
lauslátur
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Irish :
ilchaidreamhach
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Jarai :
rih
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Macedonian :
ра́спуштен
(ráspušten)
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Macedonian :
промискуите́тен
(promiskuitéten)
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Macedonian :
блу́ден
(blúden)
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Māori :
tarau makere
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Māori :
ure paratī
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Māori :
tīweka
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Polish :
rozwiązły
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Polish :
rozpustny
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Portuguese :
promíscuo
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Russian :
неразбо́рчивый
(nerazbórčivyj)
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Russian :
распу́тный
(raspútnyj)
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Russian :
распу́щенный
(raspúščennyj)
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Slovak :
promiskuitný
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Spanish :
promiscuo
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Swedish :
promiskuös
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Tagalog :
handalapak
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Thai :
ร่าน
(râan)
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Turkish :
herkesle yatan
— indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Finnish :
erottelematon
— networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic
Finnish :
valikoimaton
— networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic
French :
promiscue
— networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic
Occitan :
mesclat
— networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic
Polish :
nasłuchujący
— networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic
Slovak :
promiskuitný
— networking: the mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic
