- consisting of different qualities or elements
- a mixed diet
- beaches with mixed sand and shingle
- having both good and bad qualities or feelings
- I still have mixed feelings about going to Brazil (= I am not sure what to think).
- I listened to her story with mixed emotions.
- These studies have produced mixed results.
- The results were decidedly mixed.
- The weather has been very mixed recently.
- Having a famous father can be a mixed blessing.
- The play was given a mixed reception by the critics (= some liked it, some did not).
- The film met with a mixed reaction from viewers and critics.
- British athletes had mixed fortunes in yesterday's competition.
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- [only before noun] consisting of different kinds of people, for example, people from different races and cultures
- an ethnically mixed community
- people of mixed race
- a mixed marriage (= between two people of different races or religions)
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsb2, People in societyb2- She was born to parents of mixed race.
- a neighbourhood with a mixed population
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- [only before noun] consisting of different types of the same thing
- a mixed salad
- I served chicken with mixed vegetables.
- a mixed woodland of ash, oak and birch
- (British English) The students in the class are of mixed ability (= different levels of ability).
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- [usually before noun] for or including members of both sexes
- a mixed school
- I'd rather not talk about it in mixed company.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originlate Middle English mixt: from Old French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere ‘to mix’.
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