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blended

blended

23 3.3
Made by mixing different parts so you cannot tell them apart
  • adjective
  • /ˈblɛndɪd/
: mezclado
  • For the smoothie, ensure the fruits are blended until the mixture is completely smooth.

It takes it from like blended peas to blended peas with a little kick.

Examples

  • So I'm creating a really really blended and light coloured ombre look.

  • How do you deal with blended fiber fabrics?

  • Oh, that actually just blended out so easily.

  • But make sure that is blended all the way down to the neck.

  • It's right here blended into the mix.

  • And they seem very soft and blended and glowy.

  • OK, so that's blended pretty well now.

  • That helps so much get everything blended in, like so much softer.

  • Actually, that's quite nice that blended so nicely.

  • Yeah, that's kind of a nice, like, very gradient blended look with that here.

Synonyms

mixed
vsblended
380 1.0

Made of different kinds of things, like roses and lilies

means a more thorough mixing that leaves parts indistinguishable
combined
vsblended
369 1.5

When things or people join to work as one unit

involves joining but not thorough mixing that makes parts indistinguishable
homogenized
vsblended
  • Specialized
6 4.9

It has the same texture all through because its parts are mixed

goes further by making parts indistinguishable not only uniform
compounded
vsblended
1 5.0

Made by mixing different chemicals or ingredients

emphasizes thorough mixing until parts are indistinguishable rather than chemical joining
farraginous
vsblended
  • Formal
1 9.9

Made of many different, unrelated things

implies the opposite a uniform mixture where parts cannot be told apart

Antonyms

844 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

127 3.5

Clearly different from others

1 5.8

Not mixed with other ingredients, showing its own taste or color

Compounds

1 3.8

A drink made by mixing different whiskeys to make a smoother taste

How Mixed

blended
23 3.3
mixed
380 1.0
combined
369 1.5
separate
844 2.1

Surface Forms

blended positive

Morphology

blended = blend (transparent) = blend + ed

Regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'blend'; meaning 'mixed' follows directly.

Etymology

Blended comes from the verb blend, which means 'to mix' or 'make into one'. Think of a smoothie where fruits are mixed until you cannot see each piece, and so blended describes things whose parts you cannot tell apart.