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
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Example Sentences
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 What better portal into the world of Pablo than through the miscellany preserved by his family? 
Amy Verner, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2022 Without mandates, shot uptake depends on the miscellany of motivation. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2022 But how well does such a delightful miscellany translate into an everyday politics? Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2021 Of course, if the challenge was just about clothes, women like me could have kept subsisting on the ill-fitting miscellany of Lane Bryant. Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2022 Not a guide to gynocentric plot-building—more of a roaming miscellany of heroines across the ages. James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2021 Despite its homage to happenstance, a consistent design runs through this miscellany. Boyd Tonkin, WSJ, 11 June 2021 Diamond’s aesthetic, rather, rests on a miscellany of references, some of which converge and most that contradict. Allie Holloway; Styling By Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Apr. 2021 For the rest, a miscellany of pieces struggling to squeeze into dubious themes. Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2021 See More
Amy Verner, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2022 Without mandates, shot uptake depends on the miscellany of motivation. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2022 But how well does such a delightful miscellany translate into an everyday politics? Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2021 Of course, if the challenge was just about clothes, women like me could have kept subsisting on the ill-fitting miscellany of Lane Bryant. Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2022 Not a guide to gynocentric plot-building—more of a roaming miscellany of heroines across the ages. James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2021 Despite its homage to happenstance, a consistent design runs through this miscellany. Boyd Tonkin, WSJ, 11 June 2021 Diamond’s aesthetic, rather, rests on a miscellany of references, some of which converge and most that contradict. Allie Holloway; Styling By Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Apr. 2021 For the rest, a miscellany of pieces struggling to squeeze into dubious themes. Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
probably modification of French miscellanées, plural, from Latin miscellanea
First Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
miscellanies
noun
1
as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- varieties
- assortments
- medleys
- jumbles
- collages
- miscellanea
- mélanges
- litters
- menageries
- hodgepodges
- ragouts
- blends
- pastiches
- smorgasbords
- salads
- agglomerations
- rummages
- patchworks
- olios
- potpourris
- agglomerates
- montages
- shuffles
- stews
- amalgams
- gumbos
- accumulations
- mishmashes
- hashes
- ragbags
- jungles
- combinations
- clutters
- scrambles
- mixed bags
- grab bags
- hotchpotches
- welters
- motleys
- patchwork quilts
- sundries
- jambalayas
- farragoes
- crazy quilts
- detritus
- tangles
- aggregates
- notions
- aggregations
- tumbles
- botches
- macédoines
- conglomerates
- omnium-gatherums
- muddles
- conglomerations
- oddments
- alphabet soups
- gallimaufries
- compounds
- salmagundis
- composites
- catchalls
- fusions
- alloys
- ollas podridas
- intermixtures
- olla podridas
- messes
- imbroglios
- admixtures
- morasses
- commixtures
- disorders
- disarrays
- chaoses
- confusions
- disarrangements
- shambles
- odds and ends
- snarls
- mix-ups
- bollixes
- dog's breakfasts
- knots
2
as in compilations
a collection of writings the volume is a miscellany of tales and legends of the New England coast Synonyms & Similar Words
- compilations
- anthologies
- compendiums
- compendia
- florilegia
- readers
- albums
- archives
- almanacs
- miscellanea
- symposia
- analects
- chapbooks
- symposiums
- ana
- digests
- garlands
- casebooks
- libraries
- anas
- sourcebooks
- corpora