English Explanatory Dictionary

mixed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of mix
adj
  1. Having two or more separate aspects.
  2. Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
  3. Including both male(s) and female(s).
  4. Stemming from two or more races or breeds.
  5. Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.

Pronunciation

/mɪkst/ en-us-mixed.ogg /mɪks(ᵻ)ɖ/

Word forms

mixed mixt more mixed most mixed

Etymology

From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.

Synonyms

heterogeneous ambivalent conflicted equivocal catholic dishomogeneous diverse diversified eclectic liberal manifold miscellaneous mixed motley multifarious multifold sundry variable varied various impure polluted adulterated common contaminated corrupted sophisticated tainted co-ed unsegregated hybrid mongrel disunifying divisive

Antonyms

homogeneous unmixed invariable of a piece onefold samely uniform uniformal unvaried unvarying pure single-sex pedigree pureblooded purebred unanimous unifying

Related words

mixer mixture

Derived words

immixed Jerusalem mixed grill mixed alphabet mixed astigmatism mixed bag mixed blessing mixed-blood mixed-breed mixed bud mixed case mixed chalice mixed climbing mixed company mixed conditional mixed connective tissue disease mixed declension mixed doubles mixed drink mixed economic mixed economy mixed farming mixed feelings mixed foursome mixed fraction mixed gauge mixed grill mixed grip mixed herbs mixed heritage mixed inhibition mixed initiative mixed-interval chord mixed language mixed larceny mixedly mixed manning mixed marriage mixed martial artist mixed martial arts mixed media mixed-member proportional mixed message mixed metaphor mixed methods mixed monarchy mixed mutation mixedness mixed number mixed nuts mixed origins mixed oxide mixed parentage mixed perspective mixed picture mixed plate mixed-race mixed race mixed raster content mixed reaction mixed reality
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