Assortment - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈsɔːrtmənt|
Brit.
|əˈsɔːtm(ə)nt|
noun
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things (syn: miscellanea, miscellany, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, variety)
a great assortment of cars was on display
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type (syn: categorization, classification)Extra examples
The book has a wonderful assortment of characters.
You can choose from a wide assortment of options.
...an assortment of metal and wooden spoons should be part of every cook's culinary arsenal...
...the thoughtful hostess offered her guests an assortment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinkables...
...thoroughly intermingle the different kinds of candy so that each bag will get a good assortment...
They prepared an assortment of both sweet and savory foods.
The cafe serves an assortment of gourmet treats.
Word forms
noun
singular: assortment
plural: assortments
singular: assortment
plural: assortments
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