mixed
English
Etymology
From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix.
Pronunciation
Verb
mixed
- simple past and past participle of mix
Adjective
mixed (comparative more mixed, superlative most mixed)
- Having two or more separate aspects.
- I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
- Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
- My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
- Including both male(s) and female(s).
- The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.
- My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
- Stemming from two or more races or breeds
- The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
- Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed
Synonyms
- (having two or more separate aspects): heterogeneous (See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous); (feelings) ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal
- (not pure): impure
- (including both males and females): co-ed, unsegregated
- (stemming from two or more races or breeds): hybrid, mongrel
Antonyms
- (having two or more separate aspects): homogeneous, unmixed; See also Thesaurus:homogeneous
- (not pure): pure
- (including both males and females): single-sex
- (stemming from two or more races or breeds): pedigree, pure, pureblooded, purebred
Derived terms
Terms derived from mixed (adjective)
Related terms
Translations
having two or more separate aspects
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not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
including both males and females
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
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