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assortmenta miscellaneous mixture of different types or kinds

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a miscellaneous mixture of different types or kinds

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsɔːrtmənt/

Korean meaning: 여러 종류의 것들이 섞인 모음, 다양한 종류

Korean pronunciation: 어**소트**먼트

Example Sentences

  • The office drawer contained a strange assortment of rubber bands, paper clips, and fortune cookies.
  • The museum's gift shop features an assortment of educational toys and books.
  • Her grandmother's attic held an odd assortment of vintage hats, old photographs, and mysterious keys to unknown doors.

assortment

NOUN

//əˈsɔːrtmənt//

a miscellaneous mixture of different types or kinds

assortment concept
💡 Concept

a miscellaneous mixture of different types or kinds

assortment rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Every apartment compartment holds a department store assortment!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈsɔːrtmənt/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsɔːtmənt/

🌳Etymology

Rootassort
Suffix--ment

Origin

프랑스어 'assortir'(분류하다, 짝을 맞추다)에서 유래되었습니다. 원래는 같은 종류끼리 분류한다는 의미였지만, 현재는 다양한 종류가 모여있다는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

compartmentdepartmentapartment
compartment
department
apartment

🔗Collocations

wide assortment
assortment of goods
varied assortment
random assortment
assortment of colors

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The office drawer contained a strange assortment of rubber bands, paper clips, and fortune cookies.

The museum's gift shop features an assortment of educational toys and books.

😄 Fun example

Her grandmother's attic held an odd assortment of vintage hats, old photographs, and mysterious keys to unknown doors.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

varietycollectionmixtureselectionarray

Antonyms

uniformitysameness

Related

assortedsortclassifycategorizearrange

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