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mixed

mixed

1 3.0
Having people of different races living or working together
  • adjective
  • /mɪkst/
translation icon : mixto
  • People here are so mixed that we just don't seem to think too much about each other's race or ancestry; we just get along well.
  • very mixed
  • more mixed

He came from Russia, out of a mixed background.

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Examples

  • In our community, many families are mixed, with parents from different racial backgrounds.

  • Yes Sir, I am mixed with African and Asian.

  • First of all, any race mixed with Chinese comes out beautiful.

  • He came from Russia, out of a mixed background.

  • Iraq is slightly more mixed, with Arabs making up 75-80% of the population and most of the remaining being Kurds.

    Academic text (2017)
  • She identified herself as mixed, having a father of African descent and a mother of Asian descent.

  • The school's student body is very mixed, representing a diverse range of ethnicities and cultures.

Synonyms

interracial
vsmixed
46 4.3

Involving people from different races

has identical meaning and is the common general term
biracial
vsmixed
17 4.3

Made up of people from two different races

covers groups with any number of racial backgrounds
multiracial
vsmixed
14 4.0

Made up of people from different races

is broader than two-race cases, covering multiple racial groups
transracial
vsmixed
4 6.8

Relating to people of different races, often in families or adoption

applies generally to groups or situations beyond family contexts
miscegenational
vsmixed
  • Archaic
9.9

About people from different races marrying or living together

describes presence of different races rather than the act that combines them

Antonyms

20 6.6

Made of people or things that are all the same

Compounds

mixed message
  • Informal
20 4.9

A statement that gives unclear or opposite signals, causing confusion

mixed bag
  • Informal
17 3.7

A group of things, people, or results with both good and bad parts

A union of two people from different races, religions, or cultures

3 2.6

An alcoholic drink made by mixing spirits with juice or other drinks

mixed metaphor
  • Literature
3 6.8

A mix of different images that do not fit together and sound confusing

mixed economy
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A system where both private companies and the government own and run businesses

A situation with good and bad parts that makes the result unclear

2 8.2

A person whose parents or grandparents come from two different racial groups

mixed farming
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A farm that grows crops and keeps animals together

8.9

Something that harms many people and a person's home or land

mixed bud
  • Specialized
6.7

A small growth on a plant that makes both leaves and flowers

How Diverse

diverse
297 3.4
mixed
1 3.0
multiracial
14 4.0

Surface Forms

mixed positive

Morphology

mixed = mix (transparent) = mix + ed

Formed from the verb 'mix' plus the past-participle/ adjectival suffix '-ed'; meaning 'composed of different races' follows directly from 'mixed' = combined.

Etymology

Mixed comes from the verb mix, which means 'to put different things together'. So when a group of people is called mixed, it means they are a combination of different races or backgrounds.