mixture vs miscellany

mixture and miscellany both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mixture	Yes	No	No	No
miscellany	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mixture and miscellany are synonyms defined as:

mixture and miscellany: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Other synonyms of mixture include assortment, miscellanea, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety.

mixture (noun)	miscellany (noun)
the act of mixing together	an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
an event that combines things in a mixture	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)