congeries means A collection or aggregation of disparate items. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.
congeries is pronounced /ˈkɒndʒəɹiːz/.
Why “congeries” is a great word
CONGERIES — [Noun] A collection or aggregation of disparate items. From Latin congeriēs ("a heap, mass, pile"), from congerō ("to carry together, heap"). First recorded in English use 1610–20. Unlike "aggregate," which suggests a cohesive sum, or "assemblage," which implies a purposeful arrangement, a congeries is a heap defined by discord and chance. It is the orphaned buttons and broken cufflinks in a forgotten drawer, the unsorted sediment of a library's bargain bin, the chaotic clutter of driftwood on a storm-tossed shore—a testament not to design, but to the indifferent accumulation of time, an accidental monument to everything we have carried together but cannot bear to sort.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin congeriēs (“a heap, mass, pile”), from congerō (“to carry together, heap”).
noun
- A collection or aggregation of disparate items.“And when the Newtonian philosophy gained ground in Europe, it was the opinion of Cotes rather than that of Newton that became most prevalent, till at last Boscovich propounded his theory, that matter is a congeries of mathematical points...”