miscellaneous
/ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs//ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
miscellaneous adjective: consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
Adjective
miscellaneous (comparative more miscellaneous, superlative most miscellaneous)
- Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
- A miscellaneous pile of clothing, buttons, tools and other junk.
- Synonyms:
- diverse
- Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.
- Not in any other category.
- Synonyms:
- other
miscellaneous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
miscellaneous in Hindi
- consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
- फुटकर phuṭkar
miscellaneous in Tamil
- வகையுறா, சில்லறையான, பலவகை, பல்பொருள், பல்வகை, பலவகைப்பட்ட
miscellaneous in Urdu
- miscellaneous
- متفرق mutafarriq, چھٹا chuṭṭā
miscellaneous in Bengali
- বিবিধ, মিশ্রিত, বিমিশ্রিত, পাঁচমিশালী, নানারকম
More languagesFewer languages
- miscellaneous in Telugu
- చిల్లర cillara
- miscellaneous in Malayalam
- പലതരം palataraṁ
- miscellaneous in Kannada
- ಕಲಬೆರಕೆಯ, ಸಮ್ಮಿಶ್ರ, ಹಲವು ವಿಷಯಗಳು ಮಿಶ್ರವಾದ, ವಿವಿಧ
- miscellaneous in Odia
- ବିବିଧ
- miscellaneous in Tagalog
- balabalaki
- miscellaneous in Arabic
- مُتَنَوِّع mutanawwiʕ
- miscellaneous in Thai
- เบ็ดเตล็ด bèt-dtà-lèt, ปกิณกะ, มโนสาเร่
Examples of miscellaneous in a sentence
- Terms like "miscellaneous," "culture," or "globalization" might serve as catch-all terms.
- Some women mark the times when they experience mittelschmerz in the miscellaneous section of their chart.
- This 0.2 % covers miscellaneous breakage, some minor pilferage, mispulled product, and so on.
Synonyms of miscellaneous
Forms of miscellaneous
| comparative | more miscellaneous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most miscellaneous |
Origin of miscellaneous
Borrowed from Latin miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“mix”).
Words formed from miscellaneous
Phrases with miscellaneous
Words that rhyme with miscellaneous
Questions about miscellaneous
- What does miscellaneous mean?
- Miscellaneous means consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
- What is miscellaneous in Hindi?
- Miscellaneous in Hindi is फुटकर (phuṭkar). See Miscellaneous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is miscellaneous?
- Miscellaneous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce miscellaneous?
- Miscellaneous is pronounced /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/ (UK).
Words near miscellaneous in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: miscellaneous (page history and authors); miscellaneous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); متفرق (Urdu) (page history and authors); miscellaneous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); చిల్లర (Telugu) (page history and authors); miscellaneous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); miscellaneous (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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