mixed

American  

[mikst] / mɪkst /

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.

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mixed British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• mixedly adverb
• mixedness noun
• well-mixed adjective

Etymology

Origin of mixed

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

Example Sentences

Murray also won five mixed doubles titles, including two at Wimbledon - with Jelena Jankovic in 2007 and Martina Hingis 10 years later.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

But it’s a good ride, and classic in its way; searching the phrase “get mixed up with gangsters” brings forth a host of old comedies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Oil prices are mixed on Thursday as investors continue to hope for the U.S. and Iran to reach a deal to end the war.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The results were always mixed, she said, making it difficult to feel as though she could rely on it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

A large number of Mount Vernon’s enslaved house workers and skilled craftsmen were of mixed race.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Related Words

• blended
• different
• diverse
• varied