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mixed

Etymology

From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed.

In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō ("mix"), from the same Indo-European root as mix.

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mixed

Having two or more separate aspects.
I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
The various studies produced mixed results.
Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
Including both male(s) and female(s).
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.
Stemming from two or more races or breeds.
The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed
Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.
The movie has received mixed reviews from movie critics.

Synonyms

(having two or more separate aspects) heterogeneous (See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous); (feelings) ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal
(not pure) impure
(including both males and females) co-ed, unsegregated
(stemming from two or more races or breeds) hybrid, mongrel

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “having two or more separate aspects”): homogeneous, unmixed; See also Thesaurus:homogeneous
(antonym(s) of “not pure”): pure
(antonym(s) of “including both males and females”): single-sex
(antonym(s) of “stemming from two or more races or breeds”): pedigree, pure, pureblooded, purebred

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