smorgasbord vs miscellany

smorgasbord and miscellany both are nouns.

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

As nouns, smorgasbord and miscellany are synonyms defined as:

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

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

smorgasbord (noun)	miscellany (noun)
an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal	an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things