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mixed
[mikst]
adjective
put together or formed by mixing.
composed of different constituents or elements.
The country has a mixed form of government, blending democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy.
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.
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.
Law.involving more than one issue or aspect.
counts as fair use and what as copyright infringement is a mixed question of law and fact.
Phonetics.(of a vowel) central.
Mathematics.(of partial derivatives) of second or higher order and involving differentiation with respect to more than one variable.
(of trains) composed of both passenger and freight cars.
Logic.containing quantifiers of unlike kind.
(of a stock or commodity market) characterized by uneven price movements, with some prices rising and others falling.
mixed
/ ˈmɪksɪdlɪ, mɪkst, ˈmɪksɪdnɪs /
adjective
formed or blended together by mixing
composed of different elements, races, sexes, etc
a mixed school
consisting of conflicting elements, thoughts, attitudes, etc
mixed feelings
mixed motives
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
having aspects or issues determinable by different persons or bodies
a mixed question of law and fact
(of an inflorescence) containing cymose and racemose branches
(of a nerve) containing both motor and sensory nerve fibres
maths
(of a number) consisting of the sum of an integer and a fraction, as 5 1/ 2
(of a decimal) consisting of the sum of an integer and a decimal fraction, as 17.43
(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
Example Sentences
Slices of homemade zucchini frittata were eaten with roasted potatoes and a mixed greens salad.
A stage show based on the first film called “How to Train Your Dragon: Live Spectacular,” which toured Australia and New Zealand in 2012, radically changed the design — to a mixed response.
The students mixed with doctors and family members.
You learn all of it — art drawing, oil painting, mixed media.
This is the first time the boys have been old enough to see their mum perform in concert, and she confesses they have "mixed emotions" about it.
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