mélange


mé·lange

also me·lange M0203300 (mā-läNzh′)n.1. A mixture: "[a] building crowned with a mélange of antennae and satellite dishes" (Howard Kaplan).2. Geology A metamorphic rock formation created from sediments and rocks scraped off the top of a downward-moving tectonic plate in a subduction zone.
[French, from Old French meslance, from mesler, to mix; see meddle.]

melange

(meɪˈlɑːnʒ) or

mélange

n1. a mixture; confusion2. (Geological Science) geology a totally disordered mixture of rocks of different shapes, sizes, ages, and origins[C17: from French mêler to mix. See medley]

mé•lange

(meɪˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑndʒ)

n., pl. -langes (-ˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑn dʒɪz) mixture; medley. [1645–55; < French; derivative of Old French mesl(er) to mix (see meddle)]
Thesaurus
Noun1.melange - a motley assortment of thingsmelange - a motley assortment of things farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbagassortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

melange

mélangenoun mixture, mix, jumble, assortment, medley, pastiche, confusion, mixed bag (informal), potpourri, miscellany, mishmash, farrago, hotch-potch, hodge-podge, salmagundi, olio, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum a wonderful melange of flavours

mélange

also melange
nounA collection of various things:assortment, conglomeration, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety.Slang: grab bag.
Translations