mixed adj

1 caused to combine or unite [syn: amalgamated, intermingled, integrated]

2 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)]

3 involving or composed of different races; "interracial schools"; "a mixed neighborhood" [syn: interracial]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes with: -ɪkst

Verb

mixed

1. past of mix

Adjective

1. Having two or more separate aspects.

   I get a very mixed feeling from this painting.

2. Not completely pure.

   My joy was somewhat mixed when my girlfriend said she was pregnant; it's a lot of responsibility.

3. Including both men and women.

   The tennis match was mixed with a male and a female on each side.

   ''My son attends a mixed school, unlike my daughter, who goes to the local all-girl grammar school.

Translations

• ttbc Dutch: gemengd

Related terms

• mix
• mixed blessing
• mixed doubles
• mixed drink
• mixed marriage
• mixed message
• unmixed

Mixed is the past tense of mix. It may also refer to:

• Mixed breed, an animal whose parents are from different breeds or species
• Mixed anomaly, in theoretical physics, an example of an anomaly
• Mixed data sampling, an econometric model developed by Ghysels
• Mixed Doubles, a play that was first performed
• Mixed drink, see cocktail
• Mixed forest, see Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
• Mixed gauge, see Dual gauge
• Mixed government, a form of government that integrated facets of democracy, oligarchy, and monarchy
• Mixed inhibition, a combination of two different types of reversible enzyme inhibition
• Mixed language, a language that arises when two languages are in contact
• Mixed Martial Arts, a combat sport in which two competitors use different martial arts for fighting
• Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed.
• Mixed metaphor, see Metaphor (language)
• Mixed oxide fuel, see Nuclear reprocessing
• Mixed reality, the merging of real world and virtual worlds
• Mixed spices, a common sweet blend of spices
• Mixed strategy, used in game theory economics
• Mixtape, a home-made compilation of songs
• Multiracial, a person who is of different races.

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