Definition: promiscuous

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

promiscuous
     adj 1: not selective of a single class or person; "Clinton was
            criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of
            campaign money"
     2: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy
        virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women";
        "wanton behavior" [syn: easy, light, loose, sluttish,
         wanton]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Promiscuous \Pro*mis"cu*ous\, a. [L. promiscuus; pro before, in
   place of, for + miscere to mix. See Mix. ]
   1. Consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without
      order; mingled; confused; undistinguished; as, a
      promiscuous crowd or mass.

            A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot.
                                                  --Pope.

   2. Distributed or applied without order or discrimination;
      not restricted to an individual; common; indiscriminate;
      as, promiscuous love or intercourse.