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amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. [1/2 definitions] |
Cichlidae |
a large and diverse family of mostly freshwater tropical fish. |
collage |
a type of visual art work in which diverse and often seemingly incongruous materials, such as photographs, buttons, hair, and the like, are pasted upon a surface, often with added marks or writing. |
conglomerate |
a company made up of several smaller companies engaged in diverse or unrelated areas of industry. [1/5 definitions] |
contrapuntal |
of, relating to, or having two or more diverse but harmonious melodies that are played at the same time; of counterpoint. |
counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. [1/3 definitions] |
diversity |
the state or condition of being diverse. [1/2 definitions] |
goulash |
any mixture of diverse elements. [1/2 definitions] |
hodgepodge |
a confused, disorderly mixture or mess of diverse things; jumble. |
miscellaneous |
being of diverse kinds; various. [1/2 definitions] |
mixed bag |
a diverse assortment. |
promiscuity |
a diverse mixture; jumble. [1/2 definitions] |
promiscuous |
composed of a diverse and miscellaneous mixture of parts or elements. [1/2 definitions] |
various |
of different kinds; diverse. [1/2 definitions] |
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