allsorts

Variety of everything

Allsorts refers to a mixed assortment, most commonly in liquorice allsorts—the colorful British confection combining liquorice with fondant, coconut, and fruit pastes in various shapes.

More broadly, allsorts can describe any miscellaneous collection: The drawer contained allsorts of forgotten things.

candy

licorice

Anise-flavored confection

bonbons · chocolate · toffee · fudge · gummies · marshmallow · nougat · caramel · lollipop · truffles

mixture

medley

Varied mixture or blend

jumble · melange · salmagundi · smorgasbord · grab-bag · motley · ragbag · omnium-gatherum · farrago · gallimaufry

people

characters

Persons in a narrative

individuals · eccentrics · oddballs · bunch · crew · crowd · cast · lot

Categories
Opposites
variety/uniformity

allsortsmonotype

Non-reproducible printed artwork

uniformity · monoculture · one-note · plain · sameness

Family

all, sort, assorted, resort, assortment, sorts, resorted, assort, sorter

Familiarity
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Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G