Antonyms for medley
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : med-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛd li |
Definition of medley
Origin :- c.1300, "hand-to-hand combat," from Old French medlee, variant of meslee (see meddle). Meaning "combination, mixture" is from mid-15c.; that of "musical combination consisting of diverse parts" is from 1620s.
- noun miscellany
- He left the Polish philosopher on the threshold, agitated by a medley of feelings.
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
- In this medley the sense of the present tended to disappear.
- Extract from : « Women's Wild Oats » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- Waverley reached the castle amidst a medley of conflicting passions.
- Extract from : « Waverley » by Sir Walter Scott
- Mrs. Medley's reply was inaudible, but apparently in the affirmative.
- Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse
- There lay the medley of his books, his only friends, his real passion.
- Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- After these experiences you will awaken from some of life's medley of dreams and fears.
- Extract from : « Cupology » by Clara
- The protecting tenderness of yesterday was all lost in this medley.
- Extract from : « Villa Rubein and Other Stories » by John Galsworthy
- So I must have love to play through my life, or else it will be nothing but a medley.
- Extract from : « Jewel Weed » by Alice Ames Winter
- Though I tried to conceal my fears Medley detected them, but he did not laugh at me.
- Extract from : « The Two Whalers » by W.H.G. Kingston
- I trusted to Medley and the doctor, who were on shore, to help me.
- Extract from : « The Two Whalers » by W.H.G. Kingston
Synonyms for medley
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