Entry Word: miscellany

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an unorganized collection or mixture of various things <the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters>

Synonyms assortment, clutter, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jumble, litter, medley, mélange, mishmash, motley, muddle, potpourri, rummage, scramble, shuffle, tumble, variety, welter

Related Words notions, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregation, conglomeration; catchall, patchwork; admixture, amalgam, blend, combination, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix, mixture; chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, mess, muddle, shambles; knot, snarl, tangle

Phrases odds and ends

2 a collection of writings <the volume is a miscellany of tales and legends of the New England coast> — see anthology