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Definition of Smorgasbord
1. Noun. A collection containing a variety of sorts of things. "A veritable smorgasbord of religions"
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Grab Bag, Witch's Brew, Witches' Brew, Witches' Broth, Range, Selection, Farrago, Gallimaufry, Hodgepodge, Hotchpotch, Melange, Mingle-mangle, Mishmash, Oddments, Odds And Ends, Omnium-gatherum, Ragbag, Alphabet Soup, Sampler
Derivative terms: Mix, Motley, Motley
2. 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.
Definition of Smorgasbord
1. Noun. A buffet. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively) a collection of various things ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smorgasbord
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smorgasbord
Literary usage of Smorgasbord
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Leisure Hour edited by William Haig Miller, James Macaulay, William Stevens (1882)
"... and, in fact, of everything that was pu t" u pon a smorgasbord, with the
exception of ... smorgasbord ..."
2. The Urban Condition: Space, Community, and Self in the Contemporary Metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"The smorgasbord of Lifestyles Since the socioeconomic system underlying the modern
and postmodern Western metropolis sets great store by competition and ..."
3. Adventure Guide Sweden by Elisabet Olesen (2005)
"smorgasbord smorgasbord Grands Veranda, Grand Hotel, Strömkajen, B1 08-679-3500.
A magnificent smorgasbord is served daily at lunch and at dinnertime from ..."
4. Adventure Guide Scandinavia by Henrik Berezin (2006)
"smorgasbord, ie, buffet, is a Swedish word commonly used in the English ...
A typical Swedish smorgasbord consists of many different types of food such as ..."
5. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis (Nathaniel) (1908)
"It was explained to me that the distances in the country being very great, some
guests would arrive early, some late, and the smorgasbord table bridged over ..."
6. Beverages, Past and Present: An Historical Sketch of Their Production by Edward Randolph Emerson (1908)
"Usually in summer the smorgasbord contains salt, graf lax, raw or smoked salmon;
radiser, radishes; ost, cheese of various kinds shaved very thin and eaten ..."
7. Beverages, Past and Present: An Historical Sketch of Their Production by Edward Randolph Emerson (1908)
"Usually in summer the smorgasbord contains salt, graf lax, raw or smoked salmon;
radiser, radishes; ost, cheese of various kinds shaved very thin and eaten ..."
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