Mixed vs Intermixed - What's the difference?
mixed | intermixed |
(mix)
Having two or more separate aspects.
Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
Including both male(s) and female(s).
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
(intermix)
To mix together; to intermingle or blend.
An intermixture; the product of mixing together
*{{quote-book, 1973, Wilson Brian Key, Subliminal Seduction
, passage=This idealized structure may not exist in reality, considering the high divorce rate and the intermixes of maternal-paternal dominance characteristics.}}
As verbs the difference between mixed and intermixed
is that mixed is past tense of mix while intermixed is past tense of intermix.As an adjective mixed
is having two or more separate aspects.mixed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
- My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
- The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.
- ''My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
- ''The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
- ''Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed
Synonyms
* heterogenous * (not pure) impureAntonyms
* unmixed * homogenousDerived terms
* mixed blessing * mixed bud * mixed company * mixed doubles * mixed drink * mixed farming * mixed marriage * mixed message * mixed numberAnagrams
*intermixed
English
Verb
(head)intermix
English
Verb
(es)Derived terms
* intermixture * intermixerNoun
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