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motley
mot·ley M0441900 (mŏt′lē)adj.1. Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous: a motley collection of students at the coffee shop.2. Having many colors; variegated; parti-colored: a motley tunic.n. pl. mot·leys 1. The parti-colored attire of a court jester.2. A heterogeneous, often incongruous mixture of elements.
[Middle English motlei, variegated cloth, variegated, probably from Anglo-Norman, probably from Middle English mot, speck; see mote1.]motley (ˈmɒtlɪ) adj1. made up of elements of varying type, quality, etc2. (Colours) multicolouredn3. a motley collection or mixture4. (Clothing & Fashion) the particoloured attire of a jester5. (Theatre) obsolete a jester[C14: perhaps from mot speck, mote1]mot•ley (ˈmɒt li)
adj., n., pl. -leys. adj. 1. exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous. 2. being of different colors combined; parti-colored. 3. wearing a parti-colored garment: a motley fool. n. 4. a combination of different colors. 5. the parti-colored garment of a jester. 6. a heterogeneous assemblage. [1350–1400; Middle English; orig. obscure] Mot•ley (ˈmɒt li)
n. John Lothrop, 1814–77, U.S. historian. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  motley - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixtureaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a wholegrab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous itemswitches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew"range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of thingsalphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets" | | 2. | motley - a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"motley - a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England | | 3. | motley - a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century Englandcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"motley - a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) | | Verb | 1. |  motley - make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"variegate, varydiversify - make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"checker, chequer - variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns | | 2. | motley - make motley; color with different colorsparti-colorcolor, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" | | Adj. | 1. | motley - consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richardsassorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundryheterogeneous, heterogenous - consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous" | | 2. |  motley - having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"multicolor, multi-color, multicolored, multi-colored, multicolour, multi-colour, multicoloured, multi-coloured, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured, calico, paintedcolored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" |
motleyadjective miscellaneous, mixed, varied, diversified, mingled, unlike, assorted, disparate, dissimilar, heterogeneous a motley collection of vans and old buses
miscellaneous, uniform, homogeneousmotleyadjective1. Consisting of a number of different kinds:assorted, divers, diverse, diversified, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, mixed, multifarious, multiform, sundry, varied, variegated, various.Biology: polymorphic, polymorphous.2. Having many different colors:multicolor, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, polychromous, varicolored, variegated, versicolor, versicolored.TranslationsIdiomsSeewear motleymotley
Synonyms for motleyadj miscellaneousSynonyms- miscellaneous
- mixed
- varied
- diversified
- mingled
- unlike
- assorted
- disparate
- dissimilar
- heterogeneous
Antonyms- miscellaneous
- uniform
- homogeneous
Synonyms for motleyadj consisting of a number of different kindsSynonyms- assorted
- divers
- diverse
- diversified
- heterogeneous
- miscellaneous
- mixed
- multifarious
- multiform
- sundry
- varied
- variegated
- various
- polymorphic
- polymorphous
adj having many different colorsSynonyms- multicolor
- multicolored
- polychromatic
- polychrome
- polychromic
- polychromous
- varicolored
- variegated
- versicolor
- versicolored
Synonyms for motleynoun a collection containing a variety of sorts of thingsSynonyms- assortment
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mixed bag
- potpourri
- salmagundi
- smorgasbord
- variety
- mixture
Related Words- aggregation
- collection
- accumulation
- assemblage
- grab bag
- witches' brew
- witches' broth
- witch's brew
- range
- selection
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- melange
- mingle-mangle
- mishmash
- oddments
- odds and ends
- omnium-gatherum
- ragbag
- alphabet soup
- sampler
noun a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)Related Wordsnoun a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century EnglandRelated Words- cloth
- fabric
- textile
- material
- motley
verb make something more diverse and variedSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make motleySynonymsRelated Words- color
- color in
- colorise
- colorize
- colour in
- colourise
- colourize
- colour
adj consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kindsSynonyms- assorted
- miscellaneous
- mixed
- sundry
Related Words- heterogeneous
- heterogenous
adj having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightlySynonyms- multicolor
- multi-color
- multicolored
- multi-colored
- multicolour
- multi-colour
- multicoloured
- multi-coloured
- particolored
- particoloured
- piebald
- pied
- varicolored
- varicoloured
- calico
- painted
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