mixed
Having two or more separate aspects.
Adjective 4 meanings
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.”
Stemming from two or more races or breeds.
“The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.”
Etymology
From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.
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MIXED at a glance
MIXED has 5 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (M 3 + I 1 + X 8 + E 1 + D 2) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,250 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with mixed
All rhymesOne letter away
- FIXED16
- MIXES14
- MIXER14
- MINED8
- MIRED8
- MAXED15
- NIXED13
- MIMED10
- MIKED12
- MIXEN14
- MUXED15
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