assortment C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /əˈsɔrtmənt/ UK /əˈsɔːtmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a varied collection of different items or kinds The shop offered a wide assortment of imported cheeses. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a varied collection of... varietyselectionmixturecollectionarraymiscellanymedley Word family Related forms assortassortedsort Etymology AI details From assort + -ment, from Middle French assortir ('to distribute by kinds'), from a- ('to') + sorte ('kind'), from Latin sors, sortem ('lot, share'). assortir Middle French sors Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # assortment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈsɔrtmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈsɔːtmənt/ ## Meanings 1. a varied collection of different items or kinds ## Examples - The shop offered a wide assortment of imported cheeses. ## Synonyms - variety - selection - mixture - collection - array - miscellany - medley ## Related Forms - assort - assorted - sort ## Roots and Affixes - Root: assortir - Root: sors ## Etymology From assort + -ment, from Middle French assortir ('to distribute by kinds'), from a- ('to') + sorte ('kind'), from Latin sors, sortem ('lot, share'). ## AI Etymology Assortment is from assort + -ment, from Middle French assortir ('to distribute by kinds'), from a- ('to') + sorte ('kind'), from Latin sors, sortem ('lot, share'). Important recorded forms include assortir (Middle French) and sors (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a varied collection of different items or kinds. The wider family includes related words such as assort, assorted, and sort. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown