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mixture

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/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mix, commixture, admixture, intermixture, mixing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: combination, combining, compounding

9

noun

Meaning 9

an event that combines things in a mixture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a gradual mixture of cultures

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mix

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: combining, combine

Narrower terms: concoction, blend

10

noun

Meaning 10

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
  • he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concoction, intermixture

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: foodstuff, food product

Narrower terms: mincemeat, stuffing, dressing, roux, batter, dough, mix, premix, filling

11

noun

Meaning 11

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a great assortment of cars was on display
  • he had a variety of disorders
  • a veritable smorgasbord of religions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assortment, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

Narrower terms: grab bag, witches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew, range, selection, odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum, alphabet soup, sampler

12

noun

Meaning 12

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: substance

Narrower terms: alloy, metal, colloid, composition, mechanical mixture, eutectic, solution, suspension, freezing mixture, Greek fire, gummite, lamellar mixture, matte, oxyacetylene, petrolatum, petroleum jelly, mineral jelly, plaster, soda lime

History

Etymology

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
  • Bulgarian: микстура (mikstura) — medicinal compound
  • Finnish: mikstuura — medicinal compound
  • Irish: cumasc — medicinal compound
  • Italian: composto — medicinal compound
  • Persian: معجون (ma'jun) — medicinal compound
  • Polish: specyfik — medicinal compound
  • Polish: mikstura — medicinal compound
  • Romanian: compoziție — medicinal compound
  • Russian: миксту́ра (mikstúra) — medicinal compound
  • Swedish: mixtur — medicinal compound
  • Welsh: cymysgedd — medicinal compound
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