mixture

The word “mixture” means something made by combining two or more different substances or elements. In plain terms, a blend of different things combined together, whether ingredients, feelings, or substances.

“Mixture” is pronounced MIHKST-shuh (/ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ in IPA).

Here is “mixture” used in a sentence: “Add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture and stir.”

Words with a similar meaning to “mixture” include admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, bouillabaisse and cocktail.

The opposite of “mixture” — its antonyms — are non-mixture and simple.

“Mixture” is a noun.

The word “mixture” comes from Latin. From Old French "misture," from Latin "mixtura," meaning "a mixing" — from the verb "miscere," "to mix.".

“Mixture” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.

A "mixture" is any combination of two or more substances that keep their own properties and can often be separated, while a "solution" is a specific kind of mixture in which one substance dissolves completely and evenly into another. All solutions are mixtures, but not all mixtures are solutions.

A "mixture" combines substances physically without changing them chemically, so its parts can be separated again, while a "compound" is a single substance whose elements are chemically bonded in fixed proportions. Mixing sand and salt makes a mixture; forming water from hydrogen and oxygen makes a compound.

"Mixture" is the noun for the resulting combination and suits formal or written contexts, while "mix" works as both a noun and a verb and feels more casual. You bake with a cake mixture, but you "mix" the ingredients.

"Mixture" often follows "a" and pairs with "strange," "odd," or "heady" to describe surprising combinations, and with "of" to name the parts, as in "a mixture of excitement and fear."