assortment

[ uh-sawrt-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of assorting; distribution; classification.
2. a collection of various kinds of things; a mixed collection.

assortment

/ əˈsɔːtmənt /

noun

1. a collection or group of various things or sorts
2. the act of assorting

Other Words From

• reas·sortment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of assortment¹

First recorded in 1605–15; assort + -ment

Example Sentences

It seemed the event was to encourage Tinder users to engage with each other IRL, but the crowd was still a random assortment of personality types, most of whom were not compatible with Taylor.

From Slate

And the assortment of walkable wonderment has only increased in the years since.

From Los Angeles Times

The poems tackle an assortment of topics including sour relationships, the pros and cons of living in LA, becoming comfortable with yourself as a woman in your 30s - they also describe how the singer dealt with having bulimia in her 20s.

From BBC

In an era of smartphones, fitness tracking watches and always-listening speakers, there’s no shortage of contraptions to wake us up via an assortment of sounds.

From Los Angeles Times

Israel’s multi-wave strike against an assortment of Iranian military bases on Friday was anything but a surprise.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• array
• collection
• combination
• hodgepodge
• jumble
• mishmash
• mixture
• selection
• sort