Miscellaneous
adjective
Made up of a variety of different items.
She had a box of miscellaneous items in her attic.
Often appears as...
- miscellaneous expenses
- miscellaneous items
adjective
Not belonging to a specific group or category.
The artist has a few miscellaneous works that don't fit into any of his collections.
Often appears as...
- miscellaneous artwork
- miscellaneous entries
adjective
Made up of a variety of different items.
She had a box of miscellaneous items in her attic.
Often appears as...
- miscellaneous expenses
- miscellaneous items
adjective
Not belonging to a specific group or category.
The artist has a few miscellaneous works that don't fit into any of his collections.
Often appears as...
- miscellaneous artwork
- miscellaneous entries
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Common Pairings
Often pairs with words like 'items', 'materials', or 'expenses' to describe diverse collections or costs.
The company's financial report showed a high increase in miscellaneous expenses last quarter.
Pro Tip 2/3No Main Theme
Indicates that items or elements don't share a common theme or purpose.
I found a drawer full of miscellaneous utensils, from bottle openers to chopsticks.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Conversations
Use in informal contexts to refer to a random assortment without detailing each element.
She keeps a lot of miscellaneous stuff on her desk, from toys to old receipts.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Pairings
Often pairs with words like 'items', 'materials', or 'expenses' to describe diverse collections or costs.
The company's financial report showed a high increase in miscellaneous expenses last quarter.
Pro Tip 2/3No Main Theme
Indicates that items or elements don't share a common theme or purpose.
I found a drawer full of miscellaneous utensils, from bottle openers to chopsticks.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Conversations
Use in informal contexts to refer to a random assortment without detailing each element.
She keeps a lot of miscellaneous stuff on her desk, from toys to old receipts.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Pairings
Often pairs with words like 'items', 'materials', or 'expenses' to describe diverse collections or costs.
The company's financial report showed a high increase in miscellaneous expenses last quarter.
Pro Tip 2/3No Main Theme
Indicates that items or elements don't share a common theme or purpose.
I found a drawer full of miscellaneous utensils, from bottle openers to chopsticks.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Conversations
Use in informal contexts to refer to a random assortment without detailing each element.
She keeps a lot of miscellaneous stuff on her desk, from toys to old receipts.
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Video examples
Redefining the...
to say miscellaneous technical senses so we have all these words and we really need help and the thing is we can we can ask for help ask you for helps not that hard I mean lexicography is not rocket science see I just gave you a lot of words and a lot of numbers and this is more of a
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Erin McKean: The joy of...
That's a lexicographical cop out, to say, "miscellaneous technical senses." So, we have all these words, and we really need help! And the thing is, we could ask for help -- asking for help's not that hard. I mean, lexicography is not rocket science.
Video examples
Redefining the...
to say miscellaneous technical senses so we have all these words and we really need help and the thing is we can we can ask for help ask you for helps not that hard I mean lexicography is not rocket science see I just gave you a lot of words and a lot of numbers and this is more of a
Video examples
Erin McKean: The joy of...
That's a lexicographical cop out, to say, "miscellaneous technical senses." So, we have all these words, and we really need help! And the thing is, we could ask for help -- asking for help's not that hard. I mean, lexicography is not rocket science.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness; happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one's life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted.
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Frank Abagnale
American Celebrity
I kept a notebook, a surreptitious journal in which I jotted down phrases, technical data, miscellaneous information, names, dates, places, telephone numbers, thoughts, and a collection of other data I thought was necessary or might prove helpful.
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Norman MacCaig
Scottish Poet
All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that you've enjoyed.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
Evil is a miscellaneous collection of nasty things that nasty people do.
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Joel Rosenberg
American Author
Miscellaneous is always the largest category.
Quote examples
George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness; happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one's life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted.
Quote examples
Frank Abagnale
American Celebrity
I kept a notebook, a surreptitious journal in which I jotted down phrases, technical data, miscellaneous information, names, dates, places, telephone numbers, thoughts, and a collection of other data I thought was necessary or might prove helpful.
Quote examples
Norman MacCaig
Scottish Poet
All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that you've enjoyed.
Quote examples
Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
Evil is a miscellaneous collection of nasty things that nasty people do.
Quote examples
Joel Rosenberg
American Author
Miscellaneous is always the largest category.
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