mixed

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English

Alternative forms

• mixt (obsolete, Latinate spelling)

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪkst/
• Rhymes: -ɪkst

Verb

mixed

1. simple past and past participle of mix

Adjective

mixed (comparative more mixed, superlative most mixed)

1. Having two or more separate aspects.

2. Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.

3. Including both male(s) and female(s).
4. Stemming from two or more races or breeds.

5. Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.

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

• (antonym(s) of “having two or more separate aspects”): homogeneous, unmixed; See also Thesaurus:homogeneous
• (antonym(s) of “not pure”): pure
• (antonym(s) of “including both males and females”): single-sex
• (antonym(s) of “stemming from two or more races or breeds”): pedigree, pure, pureblooded, purebred

Derived terms

Related terms

• mixer
• mixture

Descendants

• → Russian: микст (mikst)

Translations

Anagrams

• demix