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Webster 1913 Edition
Mixed
Mixed
,Adj.
Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See
Mix
, Verb.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mixed
MIX'ED
,pp.
1.
a. Promiscuous; consisting of various kinds or different things; as a mixed multitude.Definition 2024
mixed
mixed
English
Verb
mixed
- simple past tense and past participle of mix
Adjective
mixed (comparative more mixed, superlative most mixed)
- 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.
- My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
- Stemming from two or more races or breeds
- The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
- Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed
Synonyms
- heterogenous
- (not pure): impure
Antonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from mixed (adjective)
Related terms
Translations
having two or more separate aspects
not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
including both males and females
Stemming from two or more races or breeds