noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmɪkstʃə/
General-American:mĭksʹchər
General-American:/ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:M IH1 K S CH ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of mixing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Something produced by mixing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: amalgam
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Something that consists of diverse elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A compound organ stop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A cloth of variegated colouring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, Sri-Lanka, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
the act of mixing together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
paste made by a mix of flour and water
the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.
Across languages
Translations
113 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
смесване
(smesvane)
— act of mixing
Catalan:
barreja
— act of mixing
Catalan:
mescla
— act of mixing
Chinese Mandarin:
混合
(hùnhé)
— act of mixing
Dutch:
mengen
— act of mixing
Esperanto:
miksado
— act of mixing
Finnish:
sekoittaminen
— act of mixing
French:
mélange
— act of mixing
Galician:
mestura
— act of mixing
German:
Mischung
— act of mixing
Hindi:
मिलाना
(milānā)
— act of mixing
Hungarian:
keverés
— act of mixing
Irish:
meascadh
— act of mixing
Italian:
mistura
— act of mixing
Italian:
amalgama
— act of mixing
Italian:
combinazione
— act of mixing
Māori:
whakaranunga
— act of mixing
Polish:
mieszanie
— act of mixing
Polish:
zmieszanie
— act of mixing
Portuguese:
mistura
— act of mixing
Portuguese:
misturação
— act of mixing
Portuguese:
misturamento
— act of mixing
Romanian:
amestecare
— act of mixing
Russian:
сме́шивание
(sméšivanije)
— act of mixing
Scottish Gaelic:
measgachadh
— act of mixing
Spanish:
mezcla
— act of mixing
Spanish:
mezcladura
— act of mixing
Spanish:
mezclamiento
— act of mixing
Spanish:
mesclamiento (disused)
— act of mixing
Turkish:
karıştırmak
— act of mixing
Welsh:
cymysgu
— act of mixing
Arabic:
خَلِيط
(ḵalīṭ)
— something produced by mixing
Aromanian:
amisticãturã
— something produced by mixing
Azerbaijani:
qatışıq
— something produced by mixing
Bulgarian:
смес
(smes)
— something produced by mixing
Catalan:
barreja
— something produced by mixing
Catalan:
mescla
— something produced by mixing
Catalan:
mixtura
— something produced by mixing
Chinese Mandarin:
混合物
(hùnhéwù)
— something produced by mixing
Czech:
směs
— something produced by mixing
Dutch:
mengsel
— something produced by mixing
Esperanto:
miksaĵo
— something produced by mixing
Finnish:
sekoitus
— something produced by mixing
French:
mélange
— something produced by mixing
French:
mixture
— something produced by mixing
Galician:
mestura
— something produced by mixing
German:
Mischung
— something produced by mixing
German:
Gemisch
— something produced by mixing
Greek:
κράμα
(kráma)
— something produced by mixing
Greek:
μείγμα
(meígma)
— something produced by mixing
Ancient Greek:
μίγμα
(mígma)
— something produced by mixing
Hindi:
मिश्रण
(miśraṇ)
— something produced by mixing
Hungarian:
keverék
— something produced by mixing
Hungarian:
elegy
— something produced by mixing
Irish:
meascán
— something produced by mixing
Irish:
cumasc
— something produced by mixing
Italian:
lega
— something produced by mixing
Italian:
combinazione
— something produced by mixing
Italian:
composto
— something produced by mixing
Kazakh:
қоспа
(qospa)
— something produced by mixing
Latin:
mixtūra
— something produced by mixing
Macedonian:
мешавина
(mešavina)
— something produced by mixing
Māori:
ranunga
— something produced by mixing
Plautdietsch:
Mischmausch
— something produced by mixing
Polish:
mieszanina
— something produced by mixing
Polish:
mieszanka
— something produced by mixing
Portuguese:
mistura
— something produced by mixing
Romanian:
amestec
— something produced by mixing
Romanian:
mixtură
— something produced by mixing
Romanian:
amestecătură
— something produced by mixing
Russian:
смесь
(smesʹ)
— something produced by mixing
Scottish Gaelic:
measgachadh
— something produced by mixing
Serbo-Croatian:
smesa
— something produced by mixing
Serbo-Croatian:
mešavina
— something produced by mixing
Spanish:
mezcla
— something produced by mixing
Spanish:
mixtura
— something produced by mixing
Swahili:
mchanganyiko
— something produced by mixing
Swahili:
mkorogo
— something produced by mixing
Tagalog:
halungkap
— something produced by mixing
Tocharian B:
traiwo
— something produced by mixing
Tocharian B:
triwālñe
— something produced by mixing
Turkish:
karışım
— something produced by mixing
Welsh:
cymysgwch
— something produced by mixing
Welsh:
cymysgedd
— something produced by mixing
Bulgarian:
смесица
(smesica)
— something that consists of diverse elements
Finnish:
yhdistelmä
— something that consists of diverse elements
Finnish:
sekoitus
— something that consists of diverse elements
Galician:
mestura
— something that consists of diverse elements
Hindi:
मिश्रण
(miśraṇ)
— something that consists of diverse elements
Italian:
insieme
— something that consists of diverse elements
Italian:
composto
— something that consists of diverse elements
Italian:
mescolanza
— something that consists of diverse elements
Italian:
miscela
— something that consists of diverse elements
Italian:
commistione
— something that consists of diverse elements
Italian:
mistura
— something that consists of diverse elements
Italian:
misto
— something that consists of diverse elements
Plautdietsch:
Mischmausch
— something that consists of diverse elements
Polish:
zlepek
— something that consists of diverse elements
Portuguese:
mistura
— something that consists of diverse elements
Romanian:
compus
— something that consists of diverse elements
Turkish:
karışım
— something that consists of diverse elements
Vietnamese:
hỗn hợp
— something that consists of diverse elements