miscellaneous
consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
having various qualities, aspects, or subjects: a miscellaneous discussion.
Origin of miscellaneous
1synonym study For miscellaneous
Other words for miscellaneous
Other words from miscellaneous
- mis·cel·la·ne·ous·ly, adverb
- mis·cel·la·ne·ous·ness, noun
Words Nearby miscellaneous
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How to use miscellaneous in a sentence
Freed from responsibilities, anxieties, hurts, and other miscellaneous burdens, if only transiently.
How I Escaped My Troubles Through Science - Issue 104: Harmony | Subodh Patil | August 25, 2021 | NautilusThe house continues to attract artists, musicians and miscellaneous guests.
Revisiting ‘The Visitors’: An oral history of Ragnar Kjartansson’s multimedia masterpiece | Sebastian Smee, Gabriel Florit, Joanne Lee | July 23, 2021 | Washington PostThe app became popular among younger consumers who used it to pay each other for a litany of miscellaneous charges from splitting an Uber to sharing rent.
Venmo just made some big privacy changes—here’s what to know | Charlotte Hu | July 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe bulk would instead go to miscellaneous programs, such as scholarships and STEM education efforts.
How Congress wrecked its own science bill, explained in 600 words | German Lopez | June 4, 2021 | VoxTrays are helpful for corralling miscellaneous items on a coffee table or other surface.
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Some say “miscellaneous China 2003” and others “miscellaneous conferences.”
The park was also filled with its usual assortment of tourists, street preachers and miscellaneous weirdos.
The two walked in together with a gaggle of security and miscellaneous entourage.
It is an exhaustive romp, but the result feels a bit miscellaneous.
Richard Brathwaite, an English poet and miscellaneous writer, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellBonnell Thornton died; an English poet, essayist and miscellaneous writer, and translator of Plautus.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe attempt failed, and was followed by a rapid succession of miscellaneous thrusts and passes in bewildering variety.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsChristopher Smart, an English poet and miscellaneous writer, died; known by a popular translation of Horace.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellI found there, however, a piece of unmistakable chrysotile, grouped amongst a miscellaneous lot of American minerals.
Asbestos | Robert H. Jones
British Dictionary definitions for miscellaneous
/ (ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs) /
composed of or containing a variety of things; mixed; varied
having varied capabilities, sides, etc
Origin of miscellaneous
1Derived forms of miscellaneous
- miscellaneously, adverb
- miscellaneousness, noun
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