miscellaneous

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“mix”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/
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Rhymes: -eɪnɪəs

Adjective[edit]

miscellaneous (comparative more miscellaneous, superlative most miscellaneous)

Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
A miscellaneous pile of clothing, buttons, tools and other junk.
Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.

Synonyms[edit]

(consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts): diverse, manifold; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous or Thesaurus:assorted
(having diverse characteristics):

Derived terms[edit]

misc, misc. (abbreviation)
miscellaneously

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts

Arabic: مُتَنَوِّع‎ (mutanawwiʕ)
Bulgarian: смесен (smesen), разнообразен (raznoobrazen)
Catalan: miscel·lani
Chinese:
Mandarin: 混杂的, 杂项 (zh)
Czech: rozmanitý, různorodý, smíšený
Danish: diverse, blandet
Dutch: gemengd
Finnish: sekalainen
French: divers
Georgian: სხვადასხვა (sxvadasxva)
German: gemischt, vermischt, verschieden
Greek: διάφορος (diáforos)
Hebrew: שונות‎ f pl
Hungarian: vegyes, különféle, változatos
Icelandic: ýmislegur
Irish: ilghnéitheach, il-
Japanese: 雑多 (zatta)
Latin: miscellāneus, miscellus
Macedonian: разновидно n (raznovidno)
Malayalam: പലതരം (palataraṃ)
Maori: whakaehu
Norwegian: blanda, blandet
Polish: różny, rozmaity, różnorodny m
Portuguese: variado
Romanian: amestecat m or n, divers m or n
Russian: ра́зный (ráznyj)
Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: разно̀врстан

Roman: raznòvrstan (sh)
Spanish: varios pl, misceláneo
Swedish: blandad
Tagalog: balabalaki
Thai: เบ็ดเตล็ด (bèt-dtà-lèt), ปกิณกะ, มโนสาเร่

having diverse characteristics

Bulgarian: разнороден (raznoroden)
Catalan: miscel·lani
Danish: blandet, diverse
Dutch: veelzijdig
Finnish: monitahoinen, monipuolinen
French: varié
Georgian: სხვადასხვაგვარი (sxvadasxvagvari), მრავლაფეროვანი (mravlaperovani)
German: vielseitig
Hungarian: sokrétű, sokoldalú
Irish: ilghnéitheach
Norwegian: diverse
Portuguese: variado
Romanian: divers m or n
Russian: разли́чный (razlíčnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: разно̀личан

Roman: raznòličan (sh)
Slovene: raznovrsten m
Spanish: varios

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Dutch: ^{(please verify)} gemengd
Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} diverse
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} diverse