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Promiscuous

/prəˈmɪskjuəs/

Promiscuous (غير مُنضبط أو عشوائي في الاختيارات) — illustrated meaning of the English word Promiscuous on GL Dictionary

Meaning of Promiscuous

Having many casual sexual partners; also indiscriminate.

ما معنى كلمة Promiscuous بالعربي؟

غير مُنضبط أو عشوائي في الاختيارات

🌪️💫 غير مُنضبط أو عشوائي في الاختيارات؛ يفتقر للانتقائية والالتزام؛ سلوك غير مُستقر يتميز بعدم التمييز أو الاختيار العشوائي دون معايير واضحة 💫🌪️

قصة GL: غير المُنضبط في تطبيق التقنيات يُقلل الفائدة - يفتقر للانتقائية والالتزام المطلوب، السلوك غير المُستقر الذي يُضاد فلسفة التعلم الجيني المُنظمة والمُنضبطة ⚖️

Synonyms & related words

indiscriminatecasualrandomundiscriminatingwantonloosehaphazard

Promiscuous in a sentence

Promiscuous use was challenged.
Legal/GL Patent
GL Research avoids promiscuous data merging.
Scientific/GL Research
Genetic Invent rejects promiscuous partnerships.
Business/GL Innovation
Genetic G Learning warns against promiscuous study.
Educational/GL Training

Origin of Promiscuous

From Latin promiscuus, mixed.

In the Genetic Learning (GL) context

In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, promiscuous means indiscriminate. Focused study works better.

Promiscuous audio micro-course (transcript)

Three short podcasts about “Promiscuous”. Listen with the interactive player.

Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning

Narrator: Today's word is "Promiscuous" — adjective, pronounced /prəˈmɪskjuəs/, with the stress on "mis".

Narrator: Promiscuous means having many casual sexual partners, or not choosing carefully.

Narrator: In plain English, promiscuous means indiscriminate.

Narrator: It comes from the Latin promiscuus, mixed.

Narrator: A common collocation is "promiscuous mode", which describes a network card reading all traffic.

Narrator: It differs from "unfaithful", because unfaithful betrays a partner, while promiscuous describes a pattern.

Narrator: In older English, it simply meant mixed or random, as in a promiscuous crowd.

Narrator: Networking, biology, sociology and literature all rely on the word.

Narrator: So remember: promiscuous means without discrimination.

Read podcasts 2 and 3

Podcast 2 — In conversation

Speaker A: Why does my network tool mention promiscuous mode?

Speaker B: It captures all packets! PROMISCUOUS comes from the Latin for mixed.

Speaker A: So not just those addressed to me?

Speaker B: Exactly.

Speaker A: Example sentences?

Speaker B: "Enable promiscuous mode to sniff traffic", networking. "The character was portrayed as promiscuous", literature. "A promiscuous mixture of styles", random.

Speaker A: Common mistakes?

Speaker B: Promiscuous about people can offend; use neutral language in health contexts.

Speaker A: Close relatives?

Speaker B: Indiscriminate is its cousin, casual is its twin, and wanton is the old alternative, but promiscuous keeps its mixed charm!

Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering

Speaker B: Let's use "promiscuous" in AI prompts — useful for network security and editing tools.

Speaker A: How would security use it?

Speaker B: Detect sniffers.

Prompt: Write a script that alerts when any network interface enters promiscuous mode.

Speaker A: And editing tools?

Speaker B: Tone checks.

Prompt: Flag uses of promiscuous describing people in this article and suggest neutral wording.

Speaker A: Could it help teaching?

Speaker B: Yes, networking labs.

Prompt: Explain promiscuous mode to students before a Wireshark lab.

Speaker A: One more?

Speaker B: Biology.

Prompt: Summarise research on promiscuous proteins that bind many molecules.

Frequently asked questions about Promiscuous

What does Promiscuous mean?

Having many casual sexual partners; also indiscriminate.

ما معنى كلمة Promiscuous بالعربي؟

غير مُنضبط أو عشوائي في الاختيارات — 🌪️💫 غير مُنضبط أو عشوائي في الاختيارات؛ يفتقر للانتقائية والالتزام؛ سلوك غير مُستقر يتميز بعدم التمييز أو الاختيار العشوائي دون معايير واضحة 💫🌪️

How do you pronounce Promiscuous?

Promiscuous is pronounced /prəˈmɪskjuəs/ and is used as an adjective.

How is Promiscuous used in a sentence?

Promiscuous use was challenged.

What are synonyms of Promiscuous?

indiscriminate, casual, random, undiscriminating, wanton, loose.

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