Definitions for miscellaneous
ˌmɪs əˈleɪ ni əsmis·cel·la·neous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)adjective

   consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

   "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards

2. many-sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifariousadjective

   having many aspects

   "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. miscellaneousadjective

   Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.

2. miscellaneousadjective

   Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.

3. Etymology: From miscellaneus, from miscellus, from misceo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Miscellaneousadjective

   Mingled; composed of various kinds.

   Etymology: miscellaneus, Latin.

   Being miscellaneous in many things, he is to be received with suspicion; for such as amass all relations must err in some, and without offence be unbelieved in many. Browne.

   And what the people but a herd confus’d,
   A miscellaneous rabble, who extol
   Things vulgar, and well weigh’d scarce worth the praise. John Milton, Par. Reg. b. ii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. miscellaneous

   Miscellaneous refers to a group or collection of various or diverse items, elements, or people that are not related or can be categorized into separate groups or types. These items are usually gathered together as they don't fit into other standard categories.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Miscellaneousadjective

   mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection

2. Etymology: [L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See Mix, and cf. Miscellany.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Miscellaneous

   mis-sel-lān′i-us, adj. mixed or mingled: consisting of several kinds.—adj. Miscellanā′rian.—n. a writer of miscellanies.—adv. Miscellan′eously.—ns. Miscellan′eousness; Mis′cellānist, a writer of miscellanies; Mis′cellany, a mixture of various kinds: a collection of writings on different subjects—also n.pl. Miscellā′nea. [L. miscellaneus—miscēre, to mix.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. miscellaneous

   An item or charge in the estimates of the British army, so distinguished as miscellaneous services; the same as our contingent expenditures.

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How to pronounce miscellaneous?

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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How to say miscellaneous in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of miscellaneous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of miscellaneous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of miscellaneous in a Sentence

1. George Santayana:

   A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one's life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted.

2. Farnsworth Crowder:

   In the South of California has gathered the larges and most miscellaneous assortment of Messiahs, Sorcerers, Saints and Seers known to the history of aberrations.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=miscellaneous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Miscellaneous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=miscellaneous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscellaneous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=miscellaneous
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=miscellaneous