'Miscellaneous' definitions:
Definition of 'miscellaneous'
From: WordNet
adjective
Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)]
adjective
Having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd" [syn: many- sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifarious]
Definition of 'Miscellaneous'
From: GCIDE
- Miscellaneous \Mis`cel*la"ne*ous\, a. [L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See Mix, and cf. Miscellany.] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection. "A miscellaneous rabble." --Milton. -- {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'miscellaneous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amalgamated,
- ambiguous,
- ambivalent,
- amphibious,
- assorted,
- blended,
- combined,
- complex,
- composite,
- compound,
- compounded,
- conglomerate,
- dappled,
- different,
- disparate,
- divergent,
- divers,
- diverse,
- diversified,
- eclectic,
- equivocal,
- fifty-fifty,
- half-and-half,
- heterogeneous,
- indiscriminate,
- intricate,
- ironic,
- jumbled,
- manifold,
- many,
- many-sided,
- medley,
- mingled,
- mixed,
- motley,
- multifaceted,
- multifarious,
- multiform,
- multinational,
- multiplex,
- multiracial,
- odd,
- patchy,
- pluralistic,
- promiscuous,
- scrambled,
- sundry,
- syncretic,
- thrown together,
- unsorted,
- varied,
- various,
- varying