miscellany

Meaning

1. (countable) An assortment of miscellaneous items.
2. (countable) A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.
3. (uncountable) The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge.

Synonyms

mixture

assortment

garland

miscellanea

variety

collection

potpourri

jumble

mixed bag

anthology

ragbag

salmagundi

hotchpotch

smorgasbord

sundries

florilegium

mishmash

diversity

kind

motley

odds and ends

medley

melange

assemblage

blend

catchall

catch-all

choice

combination

compound

congeries

gathering

aggregation

mess

miscellaneousness

mish-mash

mix-up

pot-pourri

set

variousness

Translations

mélange

miscelánea

Mischung

Gemisch

mistura

miscel·lània

mengeling

sélection

assortiment

collection

pot-pourri

assortimento

ποικιλία

Sammlung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪˈsɛləni/

Etymology

Borrowed from French miscellanées, from Latin mīscellānea, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).