The word "assorted" came to us from French, assortir in it means "sort" or "pick up". And on sense it sounds as "correctly picked up". Assorted is a mixture of something, a set. Most often used in relation to food products. For example, cold cuts on the table, this is also assorted.
Word morphology
Assorted is a neuter noun. The word is indeclinable and unchangeable, inanimate. Can be used in singular and plural. The emphasis is placed on the last letter "and".
Synonyms for the word
What is this? Synonyms are words that differ in spelling and sound but have the same meaning. Thus, synonyms for "assorted" are: set, mixture, mix. Let's take a closer look at the scope of all these words.
"Assorted" is called food sets
Basically they designate as sets of sweets and chocolate, variousmarmalade, dragee, cookies. This applies to packaged sets from store shelves. This word is also called a set of tea or coffee, sausage cuts. Manufacturers collect several varieties of the product in one package, laying them out in separate cells. Thus, the buyer is invited to try several flavors and varieties of goods at once. And choose the one that he likes best.
This definition also applies to ready meals. This is the name of meat, vegetable, and fruit cuts that are served on the table. In canning, this would be the name given to a jar containing a mixture of whole or chopped vegetables. For example, cucumbers and tomatoes in one jar; small squash and zucchini, with the addition of carrot pieces.
Mix or mix
Not all cuts can be called a mix or mix.
In which case the synonym will fit the meaning:
- nut mix;
- nut mix;
- cereal mix;
- cereal mix (for breakfast);
- marmalade mix, etc.
In all other cases, the word "mixture" is used in a different sense. These are baby formulas for food, and cocktails. The word is also used in chemistry, denoting a mixture of any substances.
Mix is more often called musical works and collections of them. DJs collect one composition from different tracks, which is played without interruption in sound. They play mostly on dance floors. The word "mix" can also be used to refer to cocktails and smoothies.
You can also find mixes of clothes on the net. They are going tovarious criteria - gender, size, age, season, product group. For example, a mix of summer-autumn clothes for a girl from 3 to 6 years old; mix of women's jeans, size 26-34; and others. They belong to the categories of stock and second-hand (worn items).
