Definition of MEDLEY

medley

Plural: medleys

Noun

  • A varied mixture or assortment of different things.
  • a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
  • Combat, fighting; a battle.
  • A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.
  • A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.
  • A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
  • A cloth of mixed colours.

Verb

  • To combine, to form a medley.

Examples

  • His rack was a medley of vowels and consonants, challenging him to find a word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English medle, from Anglo-Norman medlee, Old French medlee, from the feminine past participle of early Medieval Latin misculō (“to mix”). Compare meddle. Doublet of melee.

Scrabble Score: 12

medley: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
medley: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
medley: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

medley: valid Words With Friends Word