- a mixed assortment of items
- (sometimes plural) a miscellaneous collection of essays, poems, etc, by different authors in one volume
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mis•cel•la•ny /ˈmɪsəˌleɪni/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -nies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a collection or mixture of various items or parts.
mis•cel•la•ny
(mis′ə lā′nē; Brit. mi sel′ə nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies.
- a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.
- a miscellaneous collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book.
- miscellanies, a miscellaneous collection of articles or entries, as in a book.
- Anglicized variant of miscellanea 1590–1600
- 2. anthology.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
miscellany /mɪˈsɛlənɪ; US: ˈmɪsəˌleɪnɪ/ n ( pl -nies)
'miscellany' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
garland
- Map
- olio
- olla podrida
- potpourri
- salmagundi
- collectanea
- hodgepodge
- misc.
- mixture
- varia