miscellaneous

English

Etymology

Borrowing 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)

Related terms

• miscegenation
• miscellany
• miscellanea

Translations

consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts

• Arabic: متفرقات‎ pl
• Catalan: miscel·lani
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 混杂的, 杂项 (zh)

• Czech: rozmanitý, různorodý, smíšený
• Danish: diverse (da)
• Dutch: gemengd (nl)
• Finnish: sekalainen (fi)
• French: divers (fr)
• Georgian: სხვადასხვა (sxvadasxva)
• German: gemischt (de), vermischt (de)
• 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: ра́зный (ru) (ráznyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte
• Spanish: varios (es) pl, misceláneo
• Swedish: blandad (sv)
• Tagalog: balabalaki

having diverse characteristics

• Catalan: miscel·lani
• Danish: blandet, diverse (da)
• Finnish: monitahoinen, monipuolinen
• Georgian: სხვადასხვაგვარი (sxvadasxvagvari), მრავლაფეროვანი (mravlaperovani)
• German: vielseitig (de)
• Irish: ilghnéitheach

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

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

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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