assortment

[ uh-sawrt-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of assorting; distribution; classification.
2. a collection of various kinds of things; a mixed collection.

assortment

/ əˈsɔːtmənt /

noun

1. a collection or group of various things or sorts
2. the act of assorting

Other Words From

• reas·sortment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of assortment¹

First recorded in 1605–15; assort + -ment

Example Sentences

There are even electronics like iPhone and iPod docking stations and an assortment of pricey pens intended for the pontiff.

From The Daily Beast

The “Funnies” were a weird assortment of odd-looking beasts.

From The Daily Beast

The crowd is an assortment of reporters, posse members, film students, and very skittish men sporting huge AOL headphones.

From The Daily Beast

Behind glass doors it displayed an assortment of glasses, stacked tea cups; a small row of books; a bouquet of fake flowers.

From The Daily Beast

Less than a month earlier, there was a planned “gathering of dissidents” featuring an assortment of Nazi-envy characters.

From The Daily Beast

But even rich English people do not carry about with them a circulating library assortment of cheque books.

From Project Gutenberg

These little shops, which display at regular intervals their motley assortment of wares, fill me with delight.

From Project Gutenberg

At noon Frank was brought an assortment of food that made his eye bulge.

From Project Gutenberg

She drew a box from a show-case and spread the assortment before him.

From Project Gutenberg

These gentlemen continue to keep on hand their usual assortment of choice wines, liquors, and cigars.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• array
• collection
• combination
• hodgepodge
• jumble
• mishmash
• mixture
• selection
• sort