Mixed I Mɪkst Feelings Consisting People Adjective Diet

• a mixed diet
• beaches with mixed sand and shingle
• i still have mixed feelings about going to brazil (= i am not sure what to think).
• i listened to her story with mixed emotions.

mixed

1. consisting of different qualities or elements
• SEE ALSO ready-mixed
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• a mixed diet
• beaches with mixed sand and shingle
2. having both good and bad qualities or feelings
• I still have mixed feelings about going to Brazil (= I am not sure what to think).
• I listened to her story with mixed emotions.
• These studies have produced mixed results.
• The results were decidedly mixed.
• The weather has been very mixed recently.
• Having a famous father can be a mixed blessing.
• The play was given a mixed reception by the critics (= some liked it, some did not).
• The film met with a mixed reaction from viewers and critics.
• British athletes had mixed fortunes in yesterday's competition.
3. consisting of different kinds of people, for example, people from different races and cultures
• an ethnically mixed community
• people of mixed race
• a mixed marriage (= between two people of different races or religions)

Extra Examples

• She was born to parents of mixed race.
• a neighborhood with a mixed population
4. consisting of different types of the same thing
• a mixed salad
• I served chicken with mixed vegetables.
• a mixed woodland of ash, oak and birch
• The students in the class are of mixed ability (= different levels of ability).
5. of or for both males and females
• a mixed school
• I'd rather not talk about it in mixed company.

Word Origin

• late Middle English mixt: from Old French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere ‘to mix’.