assortment

• Substantiv, das eine Auswahl oder Gruppe verschiedener Arten oder Sorten von Dingen bezeichnet; oft eine Zusammenstellung unterschiedlicher Waren oder Elemente.

A noun referring to a collection or group containing a variety of different types or kinds of things.

1. Variety of itemsB1formal

   A collection containing a variety of different types of things.

   Auswahl

   • The store offers an assortment of chocolates.
   • She bought an assortment of fruits for the party.
   • The gift box contained an assortment of teas.

   Synonymearrayhodgepodgemedleymiscellanymixturemotleyrangeselectionvariety

   Antonymemonotonysamenessuniformity

2. ClassificationC1formal

   The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type.

   Klassifizierung

   • The assortment of books by genre made the library easier to navigate.
   • The scientist's assortment of samples helped organize the research.
   • Proper assortment of recyclable materials is essential for waste management.

   Synonymecategorizationclassificationgradinggroupingorderingsorting