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assortment

assortment

5 3.2
An action that puts things into groups by type
  • noun
  • /əˈsɔrtmənt/
translation icon : clasificación
  • With a good assortment, you'll find something that works wherever you are.
  • a wide assortment

Examples

  • The next callers would find the trading post already there with an assortment of goods available.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • In Russia, farm technology had been limited to windmills, steel plows, wooden harrows, and an assortment of wagons.

    Academic text (1992)
  • And so you do that for breakfast, lunch and dinner, find, you know, a core assortment of ingredients.

  • You have an assortment of odd facts, and you try to arrange them in a pattern.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Despite improvements since 1982, environmental policy remains fragmented among an assortment of government agencies.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The semester was organized into an assortment of lectures, lab exercises, and site visits over a 15-week period.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Like other comparable products, Firefox and Thunderbird ship with a wide assortment of pre-installed CA certificates.

    Blog text (25)
  • The winning delicacy is a combo that basically consists of hydrolyzed spray-dried protein and an assortment of inert ingredients.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The store features a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables, displayed in colorful bins.

  • During the event, guests can enjoy an assortment of appetizers ranging from cheese platters to shrimp cocktails.

Synonyms

arrangement
vsassortment
135 2.7

The way things are placed or organized in a place

names the action of forming classes by type rather than the final layout
sorting
vsassortment
22 2.0

A way of arranging things into groups by shared features

focuses on arranging into classes by type rather than only one criterion
classification
vsassortment
19 3.7

The process of putting things into groups by shared features

is the general act of arranging into named classes by type
categorization
vsassortment
  • Specialized
8 4.4

Putting things, people, or ideas into groups because they are similar

is specifically about grouping by type rather than simple ordering
partitioning
vsassortment
3 6.0

Dividing something into parts or groups

emphasizes making category classes by type rather than just splitting parts
compartmentalization
vsassortment
1 8.0

Dividing something into separate parts to keep things organized

shares division but focuses on grouping by type rather than isolation
ordination
vsassortment
  • Formal
1 7.8

An order of parts or ideas that makes them easy to understand

is about grouping by type rather than ordering elements in sequence
pigeonholing
vsassortment
1 7.4

Putting people or things into small, simple groups that limit them

is neutral grouping by type rather than an unfair or narrow classification
bucketing
vsassortment
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Putting items into groups that have the same features

is broader arranging into classes by type, not only rough grouping
reassortment
vsassortment
7.9

An act of putting things in a new order to change where they are

is the original grouping process, not necessarily creating a new distribution

Antonyms

uniformity
  • Specialized
18 4.6

The state of being the same in all parts

Compounds

Each pair of chromosomes separates independently when sex cells form, creating random trait combinations

How Organized

assortment
5 3.2
sorting
22 2.0
grouping
20 2.5
mixing
51 1.8

Surface Forms

assortment singular
assortments plural

Morphology

assortment = assort (transparent) = as + sort + ment

The noun 'assortment' is transparently formed from the verb 'assort' with the suffix '-ment', indicating the action or result.

Etymology

Assortment comes from the verb assort, which is built on sort, a word meaning 'to arrange' or 'kind'. So an assortment can mean the action or result of putting items into groups by type.