- miscellaneous
- adjective /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/a) Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.b) Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.See Also: miscellany, miscellanea
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Miscellaneous T — Compilation album by They Might Be Giants Released October 8, 1991 … Wikipedia
miscellaneous — miscellaneous, assorted, heterogeneous, motley, promiscuous are comparable when they mean marked by diversity or variety and are applied to the things that make up a group, a collection, or a mass, or to a group, collection, or mass.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
miscellaneous — mis‧cel‧la‧ne‧ous [ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs◂] written abbreviation misc. adjective [only before a noun] made up of many different things or people that are not connected with each other: • I attach a list of other miscellaneous expenses. * * * miscellaneous … Financial and business terms
Miscellaneous — Mis cel*la ne*ous, a. [L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See {Mix}, and cf. {Miscellany}.] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miscellaneous — (adj.) 1630s, from L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, from miscellus mixed, from miscere to mix (see MIX (Cf. mix) (v.)). Related: Miscellaneously … Etymology dictionary
miscellaneous — [mis΄ə lā′nē əs] adj. [L miscellaneus < miscellus, mixed < miscere,MIX] 1. consisting or formed of various kinds; varied; mixed [a box of miscellaneous candies] 2. having various qualities, abilities, etc.; many sided miscellaneously adv.… … English World dictionary
miscellaneous — I adjective admixed, aggregated, amalgamated, assorted, blended, collected, combined, commingled, commixed, composite, disparate, diverse, diversified, diversiform, diversus, eclectic, heterogeneous, inconsistent, indiscriminate, intermixed,… … Law dictionary
miscellaneous — [adj] diversified, various assorted, confused, conglomerate, different, disordered, disparate, divergent, divers, diverse, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, jumbled, many, mingled, mixed, motley, muddled, multifarious, multiform, odd, promiscuous,… … New thesaurus
miscellaneous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of various types. 2) composed of things of different kinds. DERIVATIVES miscellaneously adverb. ORIGIN Latin miscellus mixed , from miscere to mix … English terms dictionary
Miscellaneous — For the European band, see The Miscellaneous. Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Miscellaneous (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on miscellaneous instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/miscel … Wikipedia
Miscellaneous — Touch It Álbum de Holly James Álbum no publicado Lanzado 20 de octubre de 2003 (UK) 27 de octubre de 2003 (Europa, Asia y Australia) Formato CD Grabación 2002 … Wikipedia Español
