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单词 mixedness
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mixednessn.

Brit. /ˈmɪkstnᵻs/, /ˈmɪksᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmɪks(t)nəs/, /ˈmɪksᵻdnᵻs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mixed adj.2, -ness suffix.
Etymology: < mixed adj.2 + -ness suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (mi·kstnės) /ˈmɪkstnɪs/.
The quality or fact of being mixed; †a mixture (obsolete).
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun]
commixtion?a1475
temperature1538
mixture1585
commixation1605
commistion1666
mixedness1668
1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. i. §3. 28 Mixedness, mingle, compound,..Hodg-podge.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Miscellaneousness, mixture or mixedness together without Order.
1881 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xxxv The reservations produce..that mixedness in human characters which must more or less vitiate any..generalisation.
1893 Spectator 15 Apr. 490/1 The mixedness of American dinner-parties.
1950 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 11 344 The curiosity of natural philosophers repeatedly reverts to..their non-homogeneity in space (their mixedness).
1991 Public Wks. Oct. 73/3 To compensate for these ‘mixedness’ problems, careful attention to quality control specifications is essential.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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