assortment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
    mixture; smorgasbord; variety; motley; miscellanea; mixed bag; salmagundi; miscellany; potpourri.
    • a great assortment of cars was on display
    • he had a variety of disorders
    • a veritable smorgasbord of religions
  2. noun the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
    categorisation; categorization; classification; compartmentalization; compartmentalisation.

WordNet

As*sort"ment noun
Etymology
Cf. F. assortiment.
Definitions
  1. Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.
  2. A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds or sorts; a number of things assorted.
  3. A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes; as, an assortment of goods.

Webster 1913