miscellaneous

Speech parts

1. miscellaneous - Adjective

2. miscellaneous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

motley mixed diverse manifold assorted sundry many-sided multifarious multifaceted catholic many other several various different
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Antonyms

one only same separate unique alone
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Related terms

miscellany miscellanea miscegenation miscible miscellaneity

Phrases with the word

miscellaneous collection miscellaneous grouping miscellaneous-pinnate miscellaneous merchandise miscellaneous paraphernalia

Examples

If from poetry we expect a succession of signals for the release of miscellaneous private emotion we are likely to find Tears, Idle Tears valuable. Raymond Williams

A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness; happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one's life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted. George Santayana

The technique used heavy, spiky pastes made of nothing other than ordinary oil paint, used thick and mixed with sand and gravel. I some cases – but these were the exception – a few miscellaneous objects were stuck into the wet paint, such as bits of string or little pieces of glass or mirror. Jean Dubuffet

I think you are absolutely right about everything, except I think humor springs from rage, hay fever, overdue rent and miscellaneous hell. Will Cuppy

We will indulge in all those miscellaneous commercial operations, which when conducted on a small scale are called thieving, but a large scale, financing. Henry Savile Clarke

Miscellaneous is always the largest category. Joel Rosenberg

Close letter words and terms

miscellane miscellanea miscellaneity miscellaneous charge order miscellaneous collection miscellaneous grouping