miscellaneousadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/,

/ˌmɪsəˈleɪnjəs/

Forms: 1600s miscelanius, 1600s–1700s miscellanious, 1600s– miscellaneous, 1800s mixallaneous (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin miscellāneus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin miscellāneus combining various elements, mixed (rare in classical Latin and apparently also in post-classical Latin; < miscellus mixed (see below) + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier miscellane adj.Classical Latin miscellus derives ultimately < miscēre to mix (see mixed adj.²), probably via an unattested diminutive in -ulus -ulus suffix (compare post-classical Latin misculare to mix: see meddle v.); compare -ellus suffix.

a. With a singular noun: consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed composition or character. With a plural noun: of various kinds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > miscellaneous or heterogeneous

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1615 T. Roe Embassy to Great Mogul 5 June (1899) I. 12 A strange fowle or rather a Miscelanius creator [sic] of beast, bird, and Fishe.

1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 258 The people of his posterity were called Teutones: by which name, many of them were known to the Romanes, though not without a miscellaneous admixture of others.

1637 W. Saltonstall tr. Eusebius Life Constantine 53 The people being thus a long time divided betweene divers opinions, it produced a miscellanious confusion in Religion.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 50 A miscellaneous rabble, who extol Things vulgar.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. i. i. 1 That Charitable and Courteous Author, who..introduc'd the ingenious way of Miscellaneous Writing.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. i. 8 My second boy..received a sort of miscellaneous education at home.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 12 Doctor Richard Price..preached..a very extraordinary miscellaneous sermon.

1821 W. Irving Life & Lett. (1864) II. 49 I have been leading a ‘miscellaneous’ kind of life at Paris, if I may use a literary phrase.

1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. xvii. 374 In this miscellaneous assemblage, were to be seen worshippers of the most various characters.

1899 Æ. J. G. Mackay in R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. I. Introd. p. lxxxvii One of the miscellaneous volumes of the Wodrow Manuscripts.

1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William i. 15 A miscellaneous crowd of people, all covered with paint.

1956 S. Beckett Waiting for Godot (1959) i. 15 His pockets, bursting with miscellaneous rubbish.

1986 A. Massie Colette ii. 31 Willy..embarked on the muddy waters of literary journalism and miscellaneous hackwork.

†b. Mingled. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective]

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1698 W. Chilcot Pract. Treat. Evil Thoughts iv. 97 The Miscellaneous horrour and exultation of that dreadful day.

2. Of a person (esp. a writer): having various qualities or aspects; treating of various subjects; many-sided, non-specialist.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > many-sided or having parts > having various qualities or aspects (of persons)

miscellaneous1646

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polyhedral1881

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > not specialist or technical

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generalist1954

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. viii. §9. 32 [Athenæus] being miscellaneous in many things, he is to be received with suspicion; for such as amasse all relations, must erre in some.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. i. i. 8 Nor ought the Title of a Miscellaneous Writer to be deny'd me, on the account that I have grounded my Miscellanys upon a certain Set of Treatises already publish'd.

1773 C. Burney Present State Music in Germany (1775) II. 305 As technical terms will be unavoidable in this description, I advise my miscellaneous readers to pass it over.

1831 W. Wordsworth Let. 27 Oct. in W. Knight Lett. Wordsworth Family (1907) II. 467 A great theatrical writer..and miscellaneous to such a degree, that there was something for all classes of readers.

1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion I. i. vi. 55 The Baron of Hohenfels was rather a miscellaneous youth, rather a universal genius.

1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables iv. 70 Uncle Venner was a miscellaneous old gentleman, partly himself, but, in good measure, somebody else.

1911 Amer. Hist. Rev. 16 641 The author has stuck closely to his theme and has resisted the temptation to attract miscellaneous readers by a history of the events.

1962 L. Leary in Amer. Lit. 34 Nov. 415 A jack of several intellectual trades, as lawyer, public official, miscellaneous writer, teacher, and pundit.

1992 19th-cent. Lit. 46 583 The many masks of the Nineties' aesthete, poet, late Roman Catholic priest, essayist, and miscellaneous author [sc. John Gray].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	miscellaneous
释义	miscellaneousadj. Brit. /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/, U.S. /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/, /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnjəs/ Forms: 1600s miscelanius, 1600s–1700s miscellanious, 1600s– miscellaneous, 1800s mixallaneous (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin miscellāneus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin miscellāneus combining various elements, mixed (rare in classical Latin and apparently also in post-classical Latin; < miscellus mixed (see below) + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier miscellane adj.Classical Latin miscellus derives ultimately < miscēre to mix (see mixed adj.²), probably via an unattested diminutive in -ulus -ulus suffix (compare post-classical Latin misculare to mix: see meddle v.); compare -ellus suffix. 1. a. With a singular noun: consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed composition or character. With a plural noun: of various kinds. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > miscellaneous or heterogeneous difform1525 maslin1590 several1590 heterogeneana1601 miscellane1603 heterogeneal1605 miscellaneous1615 heterogeneous1629 miscellany1629 miscellanean1632 miscellaneal1633 stromatic1656 sundry1678 heterogenous1695 sorted1697 well-assorted1757 various1772 misc.1806 variegated1815 olla-podrida-ish1827 unhomogeneousa1830 olla-podridical1830 heterologous1834 non-homogeneous1853 cut-and-paste1864 assorted1897 sorty1899 inhomogeneous1904 1615 T. Roe Embassy to Great Mogul 5 June (1899) I. 12 A strange fowle or rather a Miscelanius creator [sic] of beast, bird, and Fishe. 1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 258 The people of his posterity were called Teutones: by which name, many of them were known to the Romanes, though not without a miscellaneous admixture of others. 1637 W. Saltonstall tr. Eusebius Life Constantine 53 The people being thus a long time divided betweene divers opinions, it produced a miscellanious confusion in Religion. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 50 A miscellaneous rabble, who extol Things vulgar. View more context for this quotation 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. i. i. 1 That Charitable and Courteous Author, who..introduc'd the ingenious way of Miscellaneous Writing. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. i. 8 My second boy..received a sort of miscellaneous education at home. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 12 Doctor Richard Price..preached..a very extraordinary miscellaneous sermon. View more context for this quotation 1821 W. Irving Life & Lett. (1864) II. 49 I have been leading a ‘miscellaneous’ kind of life at Paris, if I may use a literary phrase. 1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. xvii. 374 In this miscellaneous assemblage, were to be seen worshippers of the most various characters. 1899 Æ. J. G. Mackay in R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. I. Introd. p. lxxxvii One of the miscellaneous volumes of the Wodrow Manuscripts. 1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William i. 15 A miscellaneous crowd of people, all covered with paint. 1956 S. Beckett Waiting for Godot (1959) i. 15 His pockets, bursting with miscellaneous rubbish. 1986 A. Massie Colette ii. 31 Willy..embarked on the muddy waters of literary journalism and miscellaneous hackwork. †b. Mingled. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] mingedc1275 meddleda1387 melleda1393 blenda1400 entremedly?a1425 yblent1426 commixed?1440 mingleda1475 medleyed1480 mixed1482 intermista1552 intermixed1555 confuse1563 intermingled1586 confused1594 intermeddled1595 blended1621 throughother1626 commingled1648 miscellaneous1698 confluentiala1711 confluent1814 intermixing1815 immixed1855 blent1872 1698 W. Chilcot Pract. Treat. Evil Thoughts iv. 97 The Miscellaneous horrour and exultation of that dreadful day. 2. Of a person (esp. a writer): having various qualities or aspects; treating of various subjects; many-sided, non-specialist. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > many-sided or having parts > having various qualities or aspects (of persons) miscellaneous1646 varied1730 polyhedral1881 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > not specialist or technical miscellaneous1711 untechnicala1832 non-specialist1888 generalist1954 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. viii. §9. 32 [Athenæus] being miscellaneous in many things, he is to be received with suspicion; for such as amasse all relations, must erre in some. View more context for this quotation 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. i. i. 8 Nor ought the Title of a Miscellaneous Writer to be deny'd me, on the account that I have grounded my Miscellanys upon a certain Set of Treatises already publish'd. 1773 C. Burney Present State Music in Germany (1775) II. 305 As technical terms will be unavoidable in this description, I advise my miscellaneous readers to pass it over. 1831 W. Wordsworth Let. 27 Oct. in W. Knight Lett. Wordsworth Family (1907) II. 467 A great theatrical writer..and miscellaneous to such a degree, that there was something for all classes of readers. 1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion I. i. vi. 55 The Baron of Hohenfels was rather a miscellaneous youth, rather a universal genius. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables iv. 70 Uncle Venner was a miscellaneous old gentleman, partly himself, but, in good measure, somebody else. 1911 Amer. Hist. Rev. 16 641 The author has stuck closely to his theme and has resisted the temptation to attract miscellaneous readers by a history of the events. 1962 L. Leary in Amer. Lit. 34 Nov. 415 A jack of several intellectual trades, as lawyer, public official, miscellaneous writer, teacher, and pundit. 1992 19th-cent. Lit. 46 583 The many masks of the Nineties' aesthete, poet, late Roman Catholic priest, essayist, and miscellaneous author [sc. John Gray]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1615
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