mixed

• mixt (obsolete, Latinate spelling)

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.

• IPA^(key): /mɪkst/, Rhymes: -ɪkst

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• (Indic) IPA^(key): /mɪks(ᵻ)ɖ/

mixed

1. simple past and past participle of mix

mixed (comparative more mixed, superlative most mixed)

1. Having two or more separate aspects.

   Synonyms: heterogeneous; (feelings) ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal; see also Thesaurus:heterogeneous

   Antonyms: homogeneous, unmixed; see also Thesaurus:homogeneous

   I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.

   The various studies produced mixed results.

2. Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.

   Synonyms: impure, polluted; see also Thesaurus:contaminated

   Antonym: pure

   My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.

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

   Synonyms: co-ed, unsegregated

   Antonym: single-sex

   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.

   • 1983 April 9, The Sustainer Committee, “Sustain GCN”, in Gay Community News, page 5:

     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.

4. Stemming from two or more races or breeds.

   Synonyms: hybrid, mongrel

   Antonyms: pedigree, pure, pureblooded, purebred

   The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.

   Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed

5. Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.

   Synonyms: disunifying, divisive

   Antonyms: unanimous, unifying

   The movie has received mixed reviews from movie critics.

• mixer
• mixture

• → Russian: микст (mikst)

• demix