mélange

noun

mé·lange mā-ˈlänj How to pronounce mélange (audio)

mā-ˈläⁿzh

: a mixture often of incongruous elements

a mélange of architectural styles

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Mélange got mixed into the melting pot of English back in the 1600s. It derives from the Middle French verb mesler, which means "to mix." "Mélange" is actually one of several French contributions to the English body of words for miscellaneous mixtures. "Pastiche" (meaning "a composition made up of selections of different works," or broadly, "a disorderly mixture, hodgepodge") is borrowed from French, and "medley" and "potpourri" have roots in French, too. There's also the lesser known "gallimaufry" (meaning "hodgepodge"), which comes from the Middle French galimafree (meaning "stew").

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
menagerie
miscellanea
miscellany
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

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Example Sentences

a mélange of colors and shapes a mélange of architectural styles

Recent Examples on the Web It’s all brilliant, in its simplicity and in its hip style melange.

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2022 Odesa — onetime Russian imperial outpost, coveted strategic seaport, a quirky multicultural melange redolent of salt air and tragic history — has always paired an artistic soul with a martial bearing.

Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 The children stretched out on the floor, and listened as a melange of booming voices — Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The Five Blind Boys of Alabama — unspooled stories of love, struggle, and spiritual reassurance in song.

David Gambacorta, Longreads, 13 July 2022 Another highlight for Sass is the melange of woods, including maple, walnut, and the unidentified species covering the ceiling and trim.

House Beautiful, 22 July 2022 Today’s tech office reality is a melange of all current workforce buzzphrases - great resignation, great reset, great reshuffle - with more descriptors on the horizon.

Paige Francis, Forbes, 20 June 2022 A year later, Apple redesigned its emoji to feature a soft tortilla and pleasing melange of fillings.

G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 In the main part of the hall, separated from El Alto by an open-air paseo, diners can order in person or use tabletop QR codes to order a melange of dishes from each of the stalls.

Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2022 Jonathan Brady/Associated Press After the pomp and pageantry came a melange of acts celebrating the diversity of modern Britain and the Commonwealth, from hip hop and Bollywood dancers to drag queens and Mardi Gras style floats.

Sylvia Hui, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022 See More

单词	mélange
释义	mélange noun mé·lange mā-ˈlänj mā-ˈläⁿzh : a mixture often of incongruous elements a mélange of architectural styles Did you know? Mélange got mixed into the melting pot of English back in the 1600s. It derives from the Middle French verb mesler, which means "to mix." "Mélange" is actually one of several French contributions to the English body of words for miscellaneous mixtures. "Pastiche" (meaning "a composition made up of selections of different works," or broadly, "a disorderly mixture, hodgepodge") is borrowed from French, and "medley" and "potpourri" have roots in French, too. There's also the lesser known "gallimaufry" (meaning "hodgepodge"), which comes from the Middle French galimafree (meaning "stew"). 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 menagerie miscellanea miscellany 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 See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a mélange of colors and shapes a mélange of architectural styles Recent Examples on the Web It’s all brilliant, in its simplicity and in its hip style melange. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2022 Odesa — onetime Russian imperial outpost, coveted strategic seaport, a quirky multicultural melange redolent of salt air and tragic history — has always paired an artistic soul with a martial bearing. Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 The children stretched out on the floor, and listened as a melange of booming voices — Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The Five Blind Boys of Alabama — unspooled stories of love, struggle, and spiritual reassurance in song. David Gambacorta, Longreads, 13 July 2022 Another highlight for Sass is the melange of woods, including maple, walnut, and the unidentified species covering the ceiling and trim. House Beautiful, 22 July 2022 Today’s tech office reality is a melange of all current workforce buzzphrases - great resignation, great reset, great reshuffle - with more descriptors on the horizon. Paige Francis, Forbes, 20 June 2022 A year later, Apple redesigned its emoji to feature a soft tortilla and pleasing melange of fillings. G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 In the main part of the hall, separated from El Alto by an open-air paseo, diners can order in person or use tabletop QR codes to order a melange of dishes from each of the stalls. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2022 Jonathan Brady/Associated Press After the pomp and pageantry came a melange of acts celebrating the diversity of modern Britain and the Commonwealth, from hip hop and Bollywood dancers to drag queens and Mardi Gras style floats. Sylvia Hui, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from French, "act of mixing, mixture," going back to Middle French meslinges, meslanges (plural), from mesler, meler "to mix" + -ange, deverbal action noun suffix (as in Old French loange "praise," vuidange "emptying, outlet"), borrowed from Old Low Franconian -inga-, -unga-, going back to Germanic -ingō, -ungō — more at meddle, -ing entry 1 First Known Use 1653, in the meaning defined above mélange noun as in medley an unorganized collection or mixture of various things a mélange of outfits for her workouts at the gym Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance medley jumble variety collage mishmash hodgepodge hotchpotch pastiche patchwork assortment potpourri farrago smorgasbord salad ragbag gallimaufry motley miscellany salmagundi menagerie jungle miscellanea combination agglomeration blend gumbo montage scramble ragout olio hash jambalaya welter litter agglomerate shuffle stew muddle rummage mixed bag alphabet soup crazy quilt patchwork quilt tumble conglomeration clutter botch grab bag notions macédoine fusion conglomerate amalgam detritus sundries olla podrida composite omnium-gatherum aggregation intermixture aggregate accumulation tangle admixture commixture compound chaos oddments alloy morass catchall disarray disarrangement disorder imbroglio confusion mess snarl mix-up shambles odds and ends bollix dog's breakfast knot
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