mixed

English

Alternative forms

mixt (obsolete, Latinate spelling)

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪkst/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪkst

Verb

mixed

simple past tense and past participle of mix

Adjective

mixed (comparative more mixed, superlative most mixed)

Having two or more separate aspects.
I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
Including both male(s) and female(s).
The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.
My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed

Synonyms

(having two or more separate aspects):heterogeneous (See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous); (feelings) ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal
(not pure): impure
(including both males and females): co-ed, unsegregated
(stemming from two or more races or breeds): hybrid, mongrel

Antonyms

(having two or more separate aspects): homogeneous, unmixed; See also Thesaurus:homogeneous
(not pure): pure
(including both males and females): single-sex
(stemming from two or more races or breeds): pedigree, pure, pureblooded, purebred

Derived terms

Terms derived from mixed (adjective)

mixed blessing
mixed bud
mixed company
mixed doubles
mixed drink
mixed farming
mixed feelings
mixed gauge
mixed marriage
mixed message
mixed number
mixed-traffic
mixed train
ready-mixed

Related terms

mixer
mixture

Translations

having two or more separate aspects

Arabic: مُخْتَلِط‎ (muḵtaliṭ)
Egyptian Arabic: مخلوط‎ (maḵlūṭ)
Hijazi Arabic: مُلَخْبَط‎ (mulaḵbaṭ), مخلوط‎ (maḵlūṭ), مُخَرْبَط‎ (muḵarbaṭ)
Armenian: խառն (hy) (xaṙn)
Azerbaijani: qarışıq, qatışıq
Bulgarian: разнороден (bg) (raznoroden)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 混合 (zh) (hùnhé)
Czech: smíšený (cs) m
Danish: blandet
Dutch: gemengd (nl)
Finnish: sekoitettu (fi)
French: mélangé (fr), mêlé (fr), mixte (fr)
Galician: mixto m
German: gemischt (de)
Irish: measctha
Italian: misto (it)
Japanese: 混合した (kongō-shita), 交じった (まじった, majitta)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: تێکەڵاو‎ (ku) (têkellaw)
Northern Kurdish: têkel (ku)
Latin: mixtus, miscellāneus, miscellus
Norman: mêlé
Norwegian:
Bokmål: blandet
Portuguese: misto (pt)
Romanian: amestecat (ro) m or n, mixt (ro) m or n
Russian: сме́шанный (ru) (sméšannyj)
Sanskrit: मिश्र (sa) (miśra)
Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte
Spanish: mixto (es)
Swedish: blandad (sv)
Turkish: karma (tr)
Ukrainian: змі́шаний (zmíšanyj)
Volapük: pemigöl (vo)

not completely pure, tainted or adulterated

Azerbaijani: qatışıqlı, qatışıq
Bulgarian: примесен (bg) (primesen)
Dutch: onzuiver (nl), verdeeld (nl)
Portuguese: misturado (pt)
Romanian: amestecat (ro) m or n, impur (ro) m or n

including both males and females

Arabic:
Hijazi Arabic: مُخْتَلَط‎ (muḵtalaṭ)
Bulgarian: смесен (bg) (smesen)
Danish: blandet
Dutch: gemengd (nl)
German: gemischt (de)
Irish: measctha
Portuguese: misto (pt)
Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte
Spanish: mixto (es)

Stemming from two or more races or breeds

Danish: blandet
Dutch: gemengdbloedig, onzuiver (nl)
German: gemischt (de), vermischt (de)
Irish: measctha, ilchultúrtha
Japanese: 混血の (ja) (こんけつの, konketsu no), ハーフの (hāfu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: blandet
Portuguese: mestiço (pt)
Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte
Spanish: mixto (es), mestizo (es)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

French: mixte (fr)

Anagrams

demix