Blend vs. Mixture: What's the Difference?

Blend and Mixture Definitions
Blend
To combine or mix (different substances) so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable from one another
Blended the flour, milk, and eggs.
Blend gasoline with ethanol.
Mixture
The act or process of mixing
An alloy made from the mixture of two metals.
Blend
To combine (varieties or grades of the same substance) to obtain a mixture of a particular character, quality, or consistency
Blend coffees.
Mixture
The condition of being mixed
The inevitable mixture of different cultures in big cities.
Blend
To combine (different elements) into a single entity
A career that blends medicine and engineering.
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Mixture
A combination of ingredients used in cooking or baking.
Blend
To form a uniform mixture
“The smoke blended easily into the odor of the other fumes” (Norman Mailer).
Mixture
One that consists of diverse elements
The day was a mixture of sun and clouds.
Blend
To be unobtrusive or harmonious by resembling the surroundings or behaving like others in a group. Often used with in
A female pheasant is brown and blends in with its nesting ground.
Mixture
A fabric made of different kinds of thread or yarn.
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Blend
To create a harmonious effect or result
Picked a tie that blended with the jacket.
Mixture
(Chemistry) A composition of two or more substances that are not chemically combined with each other and are capable of being separated.
Blend
The act of blending
The writer's unique blend of fantasy and physics.
Mixture
The act of mixing.
The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
Blend
Something, such as an effect or a product, that is created by blending
“His face shows, as he stares at the fire, a blend of fastidiousness and intransigence” (John Fowles).
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Mixture
Something produced by mixing.
An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
Blend
(Linguistics) A word produced by combining parts of other words, as smog from smoke and fog.
Mixture
Something that consists of diverse elements.
The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
Blend
A mixture of two or more things.
Their music has been described as a blend of jazz and heavy metal.
Our department has a good blend of experienced workers and young promise.
Mixture
A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution
A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals
Blend
(linguistics) A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.
Mixture
(music) A compound organ stop.
Blend
(transitive) To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.
Mixture
A cloth of variegated colouring.
Blend
(intransitive) To be mingled or mixed.
Mixture
(India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.
Blend
(obsolete) To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.
Mixture
The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.
Blend
To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To confuse; to confound.
Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay.
Mixture
That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; - also, a medley.
There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence.
Blend
To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.
Mixture
An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient.
Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture of piety in its constitution.
Blend
To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors.
There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality.
Mixture
A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved.
Blend
To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive.
Mixture
A mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; - contrasted with a compound and solution; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter.
Blend
A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint, etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends or the other begins.
Mixture
An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; - called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone.
Blend
An occurrence of thorough mixing
Mixture
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
Blend
A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings;
`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'
`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'
`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau
Mixture
Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients;
He volunteered to taste her latest concoction
He drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
Blend
The act of blending components together thoroughly
Mixture
A collection containing a variety of sorts of things;
A great assortment of cars was on display
He had a variety of disorders
A veritable smorgasbord of religions
Blend
Combine into one;
Blend the nuts and raisins together
He blends in with the crowd
We don't intermingle much
Mixture
An event that combines things in a mixture;
A gradual mixture of cultures
Blend
Blend or harmonize;
This flavor will blend with those in your dish
This sofa won't go with the chairs
Mixture
The act of mixing together;
Paste made by a mix of flour and water
The mixing of sound channels in the recording studio
Blend
Mix together different elements;
The colors blend well