different between mixed vs multiracial

English

Etymology

From mix, equivalent to mix +? -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?kst/
• Rhymes: -?kst

Verb

mixed

1. simple past tense and past participle of mix

Adjective

mixed (comparative more mixed, superlative most mixed)

1. Having two or more separate aspects.

   I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.

2. Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.

   My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.

3. Including both male(s) and female(s).

   The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.

   My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.

4. Stemming from two or more races or breeds

   The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.

   Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed

Synonyms

• (having two or more separate aspects): heterogeneous (See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous); (feelings) ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal
• (not pure): impure
• (including both males and females): co-ed, unsegregated
• (stemming from two or more races or breeds): hybrid, mongrel

Antonyms

• (having two or more separate aspects): homogeneous, unmixed; See also Thesaurus:homogeneous
• (not pure): pure
• (including both males and females): single-sex
• (stemming from two or more races or breeds): pedigree, pure, pureblooded, purebred

Derived terms

Related terms

• mixer
• mixture

Translations

Anagrams

• demix

English

Etymology

multi- +? racial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?lti??e???l/
• Rhymes: -e???l

Adjective

multiracial (comparative more multiracial, superlative most multiracial)

1. Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races.

Usage notes

In 2006 British anthropological surveys by Peter J. Aspinall et al, out of 75 general population respondents who identified as “mixed race” and one who did not, three found the term “multiracial” offensive and two indicated it was a preferred term. Out of 311 student respondents who identified as “mixed race” and 15 who did not, seven found the term “multiracial” offensive and 32 indicated it was a preferred term.

Translations

Noun

multiracial (plural multiracials)

1. An individual of more than one race.

French

Etymology

multi- +? racial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myl.ti.?a.sjal/

Adjective

multiracial (feminine singular multiraciale, masculine plural multiraciaux, feminine plural multiraciales)

1. multiracial

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