The difference between Assortment and Melange

When used as nouns, assortment means a collection of varying but related items, whereas melange means a mixture of different things.


check bellow for the other definitions of Assortment and Melange

  1. Assortment as a noun:

    A collection of varying but related items.

    Examples:

    "This box has an assortment of chocolates. There's a picture on the cover so you know which is which."

  1. Melange as a noun:

    A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.

    Examples:

    "The room was a melange of comic books and posters."

  2. Melange as a noun:

    A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.

  3. Melange as a noun (geology):

    A large-scale breccia formed in the accretionary wedge over a subductional environment.