assortment
NounSynonyms:
mixturemixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordpotpourrimotleycategorizationcategorisationclassification
WordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things“a great assortment of cars was on display”“he had a variety of disorders”“a veritable smorgasbord of religions”Synonyms: mixturemixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordpotpourrimotley
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same typeSynonyms: categorizationcategorisationclassificationcompartmentalizationcompartmentalisation
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Assortment \As*sort"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. assortiment.]
1.Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes. [1913 Webster]
2.A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds or sorts; a number of things assorted. [1913 Webster]
3.A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes; as, an assortment of goods. [1913 Webster]