mixed

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled mixt

US /mɪkst/ See IPA manual

Freq #2749

Meanings

1

adj
Made up of different kinds of things or people.

The class was a mixed group of beginners and advanced students.
2

adj
Including both positive and negative parts; not all good or all bad.

The film received mixed reviews from critics.
3

adj
Including both males and females.

They attend a mixed school with boys and girls in every class.
4

verb
Past tense of mix: to combine two or more things together.

She mixed the flour and sugar in a large bowl.

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Synonyms

1 adj · made up of different kinds... diverse varied heterogeneous

2 adj · including both positive and... divisive

3 adj · including both males and... co-edunsegregated

Word family

Derived forms immixedmixed-bloodmixed-racemixed-sexmixed-trafficmixed-upmixed-usemixedlymixednessmixedwoodmixelmixmer

Related forms mixer mixture

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Etymology

From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.

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Describing Qualities

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# mixed

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /mɪkst/
**Frequency rank:** 2749

## Meanings
1. Made up of different kinds of things or people.
2. Including both positive and negative parts; not all good or all bad.
3. Including both males and females.
4. Past tense of mix: to combine two or more things together.

## Examples
- The class was a mixed group of beginners and advanced students.
- The film received mixed reviews from critics.
- They attend a mixed school with boys and girls in every class.
- She mixed the flour and sugar in a large bowl.

## Derived Forms
- immixed
- mixed-blood
- mixed-race
- mixed-sex
- mixed-traffic
- mixed-up
- mixed-use
- mixedly
- mixedness
- mixedwood
- mixel
- mixmer

## Related Forms
- mixer
- mixture

## Etymology
From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.

## AI Etymology
Mixed comes from mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as immixed, mixed-blood, mixed-race, and mixed-sex and related forms such as mixer and mixture. In present use it covers made up of different kinds of things or people, including both positive and negative parts; not all good or all bad, and including both males and females.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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