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miscellaneous Definition

mis·cel·la·ne·ous (mis′ə lā′nē əs)

adjective

  1. consisting or formed of various kinds; varied; mixed a box of miscellaneous candies
  2. having various qualities, abilities, etc.; many-sided

Etymology: L miscellaneus < miscellus, mixed < miscere, mix

miscellaneous Related Forms
mis′·cel·la′·ne·ously adverb mis′·cel·la′·ne·ous·ness noun
miscellaneous Synonyms

miscellaneous

modif.

  1. Lacking unity

    diverse, disparate, eclectic, unmatched; see different 2.

  2. Lacking order

    mixed, muddled, scattered; see confused 2, disordered.

miscellaneous Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • illustration: The contents include text, maps and a number of other miscellaneous illustrations.
  • correspondence: They are filed among miscellaneous correspondence relating to financial Accounts of the Chief Clerk's department of the Foreign Office.
  • cereal: Eggs, miscellaneous cereals and meat products contained the highest nitrite concentrations.
  • taxis: All miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program.
  • amendment: Miscellaneous amendments of other statutory provisions Water supply to new houses 14.
  • item: A few miscellaneous items are included at the end of the list.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: This does appear to be a very miscellaneous list!
  • also: Also miscellaneous discussions on death, castles, computering, birds, fish etc etc. i am quite worn out!
  • highly: These run from 1673 to 1871 and are highly miscellaneous in content - and some of them of uncertain provenance.
  • thus: Thus miscellaneous works by Milton, Dryden, Defoe and Swift, among others, were excluded by the corpus team.

Preposition: in

  • content: These run from 1673 to 1871 and are highly miscellaneous in content - and some of them of uncertain provenance.
  • nature: Like the Additional collection, the Egerton manuscripts are miscellaneous in nature.