miscellany
noun
mis·cel·la·ny
ˈmi-sə-ˌlā-nē 
chiefly British mi-ˈse-lə-nē
plural miscellanies
1
a
miscellanies plural
: separate writings collected in one volume
b
: a collection of writings on various subjects
2
: a mixture of various things
Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of miscellany in a Sentence
a miscellany of old toys
the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters
Recent Examples on the Web
The fifth blog will host a miscellany of cool stuff, starting with the Guardian’s first science blog festival.
—
Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
Every autumn these publications arrive with their eclectic mix of miscellany and lore.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
And, of course, there were White and Lawrence, knowledgeable, opinionated, delighting in miscellanies.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
The walls are covered with yesteryear gig flyers and band promo photos, random objects ranging tribal masks to skateboard decks -- all sorts of funky miscellany.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2023
But there was also miscellany: A paragraph on the Odd Fellowship in the United States immediately precedes a summary of the Gold Yield of the Country and assorted figures related to the Caribbean island St. Thomas.
—Jonathan Malesic, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
This vest lacks some of the oversized storage of larger vests, but there are still zippered inner mesh pockets for miscellany.
—Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
His miscellany is housed at the Harry Ransom Center, a sprawling literary archive located inside a Brutalist building on the southern tip of UT’s campus.
—Hazlitt, 26 Apr. 2023
If there is nothing so revelatory as his novels here, the miscellany is useful for underscoring the searching curiosity that underpins even the silliest of his comic reveries.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
Every autumn these publications arrive with their eclectic mix of miscellany and lore.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
And, of course, there were White and Lawrence, knowledgeable, opinionated, delighting in miscellanies.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
The walls are covered with yesteryear gig flyers and band promo photos, random objects ranging tribal masks to skateboard decks -- all sorts of funky miscellany.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2023
But there was also miscellany: A paragraph on the Odd Fellowship in the United States immediately precedes a summary of the Gold Yield of the Country and assorted figures related to the Caribbean island St. Thomas.
—Jonathan Malesic, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
This vest lacks some of the oversized storage of larger vests, but there are still zippered inner mesh pockets for miscellany.
—Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
His miscellany is housed at the Harry Ransom Center, a sprawling literary archive located inside a Brutalist building on the southern tip of UT’s campus.
—Hazlitt, 26 Apr. 2023
If there is nothing so revelatory as his novels here, the miscellany is useful for underscoring the searching curiosity that underpins even the silliest of his comic reveries.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
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“Miscellany.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscellany. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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miscellany
noun
mis·cel·la·ny
ˈmis-ə-ˌlā-nē
plural miscellanies
1
: a mixture of various things
2
: a collection of writings
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