The difference between Blend and Mix

When used as nouns, blend means a mixture of two or more things, whereas mix means the result of mixing two or more substances.

When used as verbs, blend means to mingle, whereas mix means to stir together.

check bellow for the other definitions of Blend and Mix

  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. Mix as a verb (transitive):

    To stir together.

    Examples:

    "'Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth."

  2. Mix as a verb (transitive):

    To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).

    Examples:

    "to mix business with pleasure"

    "Don't mix the meat recipes with the dairy recipes."

  3. Mix as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.

    Examples:

    "Yellow and blue paint mix to make green."

  4. Mix as a verb (transitive):

    To blend by the use of a mixer .

    Examples:

    "'Mix the egg whites until they are stiff."

  5. Mix as a verb (transitive, music):

    To combine (several tracks).

    Examples:

    "I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track."

  6. Mix as a verb (transitive, music):

    To produce a finished version of (a recording).

    Examples:

    "I'm almost done mixing this song."

  7. Mix as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To unite with in company; to join; to associate.

  1. Mix as a noun:

    The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.

    Examples:

    "Now add the raisins to the mix."

  2. Mix as a noun:

    The result of combining items normally kept separate.

    Examples:

    "My recipe file was now a mix of meat and dairy."

    "The combination of classical music and hip hop is a surprisingly good mix."

  3. Mix as a noun (music):

    The result of mixing several tracks.

    Examples:

    "The rhythm mix sounds muddy."

  4. Mix as a noun (music):

    The finished version of a recording.

    Examples:

    "I've almost finished the mix for this song."

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