mixed

[mikst]

adjective

1. put together or formed by mixing.

2. composed of different constituents or elements.

   The country has a mixed form of government, blending democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy.

3. of different kinds combined: I've got mixed emotions about this move, given that I do want the new job but don't want to be so far from my mother.

   The recipe calls for peanuts and almonds, but you can use any kind of mixed nuts.

   I've got mixed emotions about this move, given that I do want the new job but don't want to be so far from my mother.

4. involving or comprised of people of different gender, class, ethnicity, religion, etc.: I grew up in a religiously mixed neighborhood, so my elementary school celebrated lots of different holidays.

   In this study, men talked more than women did in mixed company.

   I grew up in a religiously mixed neighborhood, so my elementary school celebrated lots of different holidays.

   Her parents had a mixed marriage, with her father being African American and her mother Japanese.

5. Law.,  involving more than one issue or aspect.

   What counts as fair use and what as copyright infringement is a mixed question of law and fact.

6. Phonetics.,  (of a vowel) central.

7. Mathematics.,  (of partial derivatives) of second or higher order and involving differentiation with respect to more than one variable.

8. (of trains) composed of both passenger and freight cars.

9. Logic.,  containing quantifiers of unlike kind.

10. (of a stock or commodity market) characterized by uneven price movements, with some prices rising and others falling.

mixed

/ ˈmɪksɪdlɪ, mɪkst, ˈmɪksɪdnɪs /

adjective

1. formed or blended together by mixing

2. composed of different elements, races, sexes, etc

   a mixed school

3. consisting of conflicting elements, thoughts, attitudes, etc

   mixed feelings

   mixed motives

4. 1. having the nature of both a real and a personal action, such as a demand for the return of wrongfully withheld property as well as for damages to compensate for the loss

   2. having aspects or issues determinable by different persons or bodies

      a mixed question of law and fact

5. (of an inflorescence) containing cymose and racemose branches

6. (of a nerve) containing both motor and sensory nerve fibres

7. maths

   1. (of a number) consisting of the sum of an integer and a fraction, as 5 1/ 2

   2. (of a decimal) consisting of the sum of an integer and a decimal fraction, as 17.43

   3. (of an algebraic expression) consisting of the sum of a polynomial and a rational fraction, such as 2 x + 4 x ² + 2/ 3 x

Other Word Forms

• mixedly adverb
• mixedness noun
• well-mixed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mixed¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English mixt mixt ( def. )

Example Sentences

The long line approaching the door was full of chatter and reunited friends, who stepped into the lobby and talked closely over the music mixed by DJ Izla.

From Los Angeles Times

The record, her twelfth studio release and a collaboration with “Red,” “1989” and “Reputation” producers Max Martin and Shellback,” has received . . . mixed reviews.

From Salon

Jessica said it was good there was now clarity - but she admitted to having mixed feelings.

From BBC

Even in farm country, the bailout is seen as a mixed bag.

From BBC

Five goals, four assists, and there is a feeling that football has returned to his body this season - fluid, joyful - after a mixed campaign last time round.

From BBC

Related Words

• blended www.thesaurus.com
• different 
• diverse 
• varied