Etymology : Middle English, back-formation from mixte mixed, from Middle French, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscEre to mix; akin to Greek mignynai to mix
Pronunciation : 'miks
Function : verb
Date : 15th century
1. blended, combined; intermingled; varied. mixed\mixed\ , a. formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. see:
mix, v. t. & i.mixed action (law), a suit combining the properties of a real and a personal action.mixed angle, a mixtilineal angle.mixed fabric, a textile fabric composed of two or more kinds of fiber, as a poplin.mixed marriage, a marriage between persons of different races or religions; specifically, one between a roman catholic and a protestant.mixed number, a whole number and a fraction taken together.mixed train, a railway train containing both passenger and freight cars.mixed voices (mus.), voices of both males and females united in the same performance.mixed adj.
2. caused to combine or unite [syn: amalgamated, intermingled, integrated].
3. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- i.a.richards [syn: assorted, miscellaneous, motley, sundry(a) ].
4. involving or composed of different races; "interracial schools"; "a mixed neighborhood" [syn: interracial].
5. of inferior or mixed breed; "a cur dog"; "an underbred dog" [syn: cur(a) , mongrel(a) , scrub(a) , underbred].
6. Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended.
7. See Mix, v. t. & i.
8. 1. If you have mixed feelings about something or someone, you feel uncertain about them because you can see:
both good and bad points about them. I came home from the meeting with mixed feelings There has been a very mixed reaction to the decision.
9. A mixed group of people consists of people of many different types. I found a very mixed group of individuals some of whom I could relate to and others with whom I had very little in common.
10. Mixed is used to describe something that involves people from two or more different races. a woman of mixed race She had attended a racially mixed school.
11. Mixed education or accommodation is intended for both males and females. Girls who have always been at a mixed school know how to stand up for themselves.
12. Mixed is used to describe something which includes or consists of different things of the same general kind. a small mixed salad a teaspoon of mixed herbs.
13. a mixed blessing: see:
blessing.