melange
Assorted odds, ends
A melange is a mixture or medley, typically one that is varied or somewhat chaotic in its composition.
The word, borrowed from French, carries a slightly more refined or literary flavor than mixture, often suggesting an eclectic or colorful assortment: The album is a melange of jazz, folk, and electronic sounds.
It can describe combinations of styles, ingredients, influences, or ideas that don't obviously belong together but somehow coexist.
Confused, disorderly mixture
- potpourriFragrant dried petal mixture
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- smorgasbordVaried self-serve meal
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
collage · montage · gumbo · jambalaya · mosaic · quilt · tapestry · sampler
Mixed collection of things
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- selectionChosen item or items
assemblage · set · cluster · batch · bundle · grouping · accumulation · anthology
Combine into mixture
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- concoctionPrepared combination of ingredients
- brewSteeped or fermented drink
compound · admixture · intermixture · mashup · combination · meld · infusion · mingling
State of being dissimilar
- multiplicityState of being many
- variegationMixed coloring in tissue
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
cosmopolitan · spectrum · range · variety · eclecticism · polymorphism · multifariousness · manifoldness
Uniting into one
- integrationCombining into a whole
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
merger · harmonization · blending · hybridization · crossover · cross-pollination · syncretism · creolization
hodgepodge
Confused, disorderly mixture
- potpourriFragrant dried petal mixture
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- smorgasbordVaried self-serve meal
pastiche · collage · montage · gumbo · jambalaya · mosaic · quilt · tapestry · sampler · grab-bag
assortment
Mixed collection of things
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- aggregationCombined collection of items
selection · assemblage · set · cluster · batch · bundle · grouping · accumulation · anthology · compendium
blend
Combine into mixture
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- concoctionPrepared combination of ingredients
brew · compound · admixture · intermixture · mashup · combination · meld · infusion · mingling · medley
heterogeneity
State of being dissimilar
- multiplicityState of being many
- variegationMixed coloring in tissue
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
multiculturalism · cosmopolitan · spectrum · range · variety · eclecticism · polymorphism · multifariousness · manifoldness
amalgamation
Uniting into one
- integrationCombining into a whole
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
unification · merger · harmonization · blending · hybridization · crossover · cross-pollination · syncretism · creolization · interweaving
dune
Wind-formed sand ridge
- combinationscombo, combination, blend, mix, mixture
- mixturesmix, mixture, blend, blending, amalgam
- blendsblend, red blend, house blend, mixture, composite
- DuneArrakis, Dune, Fremen, Paul Atreides, sandworm
- Viennese Cafescoffee house culture, cafe culture
- collectionscollection, collections, anthology, anthologies, compilation
melangehomogeneity
State of sameness throughout
uniformity · purity · sameness · monotony · monolith
melangesystem
Connected parts forming whole
order · arrangement · classification · taxonomy · organization