Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mixed

/mɪkst/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: mixed
IPA: /mɪkst/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of mix

adj

Having two or more separate aspects.

adj

Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.

adj

Including both male(s) and female(s).

adj

Stemming from two or more races or breeds.

adj

Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.

Example Sentences

"I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting."
"The various studies produced mixed results."
"My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility."
"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."
"We were the first paper to involve large numbers of gay men and lesbians: today, we remain the only truly mixed periodical in our community."

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.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mix

Inflected Forms

mixt (alternative) more mixed (comparative) most mixed (superlative)

Derived Forms

immixed mixedly mixedness mixedwood mixel mixmer

Phrases

Jerusalem mixed grill mixed alphabet mixed astigmatism mixed bag mixed belt mixed blessing mixed-blood mixed-breed

Frequently Paired Words

mixer mixture

Synonyms

heterogeneous ambivalent conflicted equivocal catholic dishomogeneous diverse diversified eclectic liberal manifold miscellaneous

Homonyms

mixt

Antonyms

homogeneous unmixed invariable of a piece onefold samely uniform uniformal unvaried unvarying pure single-sex

Rhymes With

fixed affixed transfixed betwixt nixed intermixed unmixed mixte

Questions

How do you pronounce mixed?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪkst/.
What does mixed mean?: simple past and past participle of mix
Where does mixed come from?: 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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