Synonyms for medley

Grammar : Noun

Spell : med-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛd li

Top 10 synonyms for medley

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Définition 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

Example sentences :

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

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