The difference between Blend and Composition

When used as nouns, blend means a mixture of two or more things, whereas composition means the act of putting together.


Blend is also verb with the meaning: to mingle.

check bellow for the other definitions of Blend and Composition

  1. Blend as a noun:

    A mixture of two or more things.

    Examples:

    "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."

  2. Blend as a noun (linguistics):

    A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.

    Examples:

    "The word [[brunch]] is a blend of the words [[breakfast]] and [[lunch]]."

  1. Blend as a verb (transitive):

    To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.

    Examples:

    "To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic."

  2. Blend as a verb (intransitive):

    To be mingled or mixed.

  3. Blend as a verb (obsolete):

    To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  1. Composition as a noun:

    The act of putting together; assembly.

  2. Composition as a noun:

    A mixture or compound; the result of composing.

  3. Composition as a noun:

    The proportion of different parts to make a whole.

  4. Composition as a noun:

    The general makeup of a thing or person.

  5. Composition as a noun (obsolete):

    An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.

  6. Composition as a noun (obsolete):

    An agreement to pay money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling.

  7. Composition as a noun (legal):

    an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.

  8. Composition as a noun:

    An essay.

  9. Composition as a noun (linguistics):

    The formation of compound words from separate words.

  10. Composition as a noun:

    A work of music, literature or art.

  11. Composition as a noun (printing):

    Typesetting.

  12. Composition as a noun (mathematics):

    Applying a function to the result of another.

  13. Composition as a noun (physics):

    The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.

  14. Composition as a noun (obsolete):

    Consistency; accord; congruity.

  15. Composition as a noun:

    Synthesis as opposed to analysis.

  16. Composition as a noun (painting, photography):

    The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.

  17. Composition as a noun (object-oriented programming):

    Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.