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say it: mis-uh-LAY-nee-uhs
miscellaneous is an adjective meaning "consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds". It is pronounced /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/ — mis-uh-LAY-nee-uhs. It carries 2 recorded senses.
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”
having many aspects or qualities
“a many-sided subject”
“a multifaceted undertaking”
“multifarious interests”
“the multifarious noise of a great city”
“a miscellaneous crowd”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for miscellaneous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.