miscellaneous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪnɪəs

Adjective

miscellaneous (comparative more miscellaneous, superlative most miscellaneous)

1. Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
2. Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.

Derived terms

• misc, misc. (abbreviation)

Translations

consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts

• Arabic: متفرقات pl
• Catalan: miscel·lani
• Czech: rozmanitý, různorodý, smíšený
• Danish: diverse
• Dutch: gemengd (nl)
• Finnish: sekalainen
• French: divers (fr)
• German: gemischt (de), vermischt
• Greek: διάφορος (el) (diáforos)
• Hebrew: שונות f pl
• Irish: ilghnéitheach, il-

• Japanese: 雑多 (zatta)
• Latin: miscellāneus, miscellus
• Macedonian: разновидно n (raznovidno)
• Norwegian: blanda, blandet
• Polish: różny (pl), rozmaity (pl), różnorodny (pl) m
• Portuguese: variado (pt)
• Romanian: amestecat (ro) m, n, divers (ro) m, n
• Russian: разный (ru) (ráznyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte
• Spanish: varios (es) pl, misceláneo
• Swedish: blandad (sv)

having diverse characteristics

• Catalan: miscel·lani
• Danish: ^{(please verify)} blandet , diverse
• Finnish: monitahoinen, monipuolinen
• Georgian: სხვადასხვაგვარი (sxvadasxvagvari), მრავლაფეროვანი (mravlap’erovani)
• German: vielseitig (de)
• Irish: ilghnéitheach

• Norwegian: diverse (no)
• Romanian: divers (ro) m, n
• Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte
• Slovene: raznovrsten m
• Spanish: varios (es)

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• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} gemengd
• French: (Recueil scientifique ou littéraire) ^{(please verify)} miscellanées, ^{(please verify)} divers
• German: ^{(please verify)} verschieden, (Austria) ^{(please verify)} Misch Masch

• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} diverse
• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} raznovrstan, ^{(please verify)} raznoličan
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} diverse

Related terms

• miscellany
• miscellanea