Meanings
adjectivemiscellaneous (comparative more miscellaneous, superlative most miscellaneous)
comparative more miscellaneous · superlative most miscellaneous
- Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
A miscellaneous pile of clothing, buttons, tools and other junk.
Synonyms: diverse
- Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.
- Not in any other category.
Synonyms: other
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveConsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
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adjectiveNot in any other category.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveconsisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
adjectivehaving many aspects or qualities
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmiscellāneus
- Englishmiscellaneous
Borrowed from Latin miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“mix”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُتَنَوِّع
- مُتَنَوِّع (mutanawwiʕ)consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Bulgarian смесен, разнообразен
- смесен (smesen)consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- разнообразен (raznoobrazen)consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- разнороден (raznoroden)having diverse characteristics
Catalan miscel·lani, miscel·lani
- miscel·laniconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- miscel·lanihaving diverse characteristics
Chinese Mandarin 混杂的, 杂项
- 混杂的 (hùnzá de)consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- 杂项 (záxiàng)consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Czech rozmanitý, různorodý
- rozmanitýconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- různorodýconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- smíšenýconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Danish diverse, blandet
- diverseconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- blandetconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- blandethaving diverse characteristics
- diversehaving diverse characteristics
Dutch gemengd, veelzijdig
- gemengdconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- veelzijdighaving diverse characteristics
Finnish sekalainen, monitahoinen
- sekalainenconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- monitahoinenhaving diverse characteristics
- monipuolinenhaving diverse characteristics
French divers, varié
- diversconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- variéhaving diverse characteristics
German gemischt, vermischt
- gemischtconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- vermischtconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- verschiedenconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- vielseitighaving diverse characteristics
Greek διάφορος
- διάφορος (diáforos)consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Hebrew שונות
- שונותconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Hindi फुटकर
- फुटकर (phuṭkar)consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Hungarian vegyes, különféle
- vegyesconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- különféleconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- változatosconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- sokrétűhaving diverse characteristics
- sokoldalúhaving diverse characteristics
Icelandic ýmislegur
- ýmislegurconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Irish ilghnéitheach, il-
- ilghnéitheachconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- il-consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- ilghnéitheachhaving diverse characteristics
Japanese 雑多
- 雑多 (zatta)consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Latin miscellāneus, miscellus
- miscellāneusconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- miscellusconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Māori whakaehu
- whakaehuconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Norwegian blanda, blandet
- blandaconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- blandetconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- diversehaving diverse characteristics
Polish różny, rozmaity
- różnyconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- rozmaityconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- różnorodnyconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Portuguese variado, variado
- variadoconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- variadohaving diverse characteristics
- diversohaving diverse characteristics
Romanian amestecat, divers
- amestecatconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- diversconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- divershaving diverse characteristics
Russian ра́зный, разли́чный
- ра́зный (ráznyj)consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- разли́чный (razlíčnyj)having diverse characteristics
Scottish Gaelic measgaichte, measgaichte
- measgaichteconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- measgaichtehaving diverse characteristics
Slovak rozličný, rozmanitý
- rozličnýconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- rozmanitýconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- rôznyconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- všelijakýconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Spanish varios, misceláneo
- variosconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- misceláneoconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- varioshaving diverse characteristics
Swedish blandad
- blandadconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Tagalog balabalaki
- balabalakiconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Thai เบ็ดเตล็ด, ปกิณกะ
- เบ็ดเตล็ด (bèt-dtà-lèt)consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- ปกิณกะconsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- มโนสาเร่consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with miscellaneous
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APA
miscellaneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscellaneous
MLA
“miscellaneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscellaneous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscellaneous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscellaneous.
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