motley in English dictionary

  • motley

    Meanings and definitions of "motley"

    • Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity; heterogeneous
    • A jester's multicoloured clothes
    • An incongruous mixture
    • adjective
      Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity; heterogeneous.
    • adjective
      Having many colours; variegated.
    • noun
      An incongruous mixture.
    • noun
      A jester's multicoloured clothes.
    • noun
      (by extension)
      A jester; a fool.
    • Having many colours; variegated
    • Comprising greatly varied elements
    • all sorts or kinds of
    • adjective
      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.Richards
    • adjective
      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"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
    • noun
      a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
    • verb
      make motley; color with different colors
    • verb
      make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"

    Synonyms of "motley" in English dictionary

    mixed bag, variegate, material are the top synonyms of "motley" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of motley

    • motley ( plural  motleys)
    • motley ( comparative more motley, superlative most motley)
    • motley (comparative more motley, superlative most motley)
    • motley (plural motleys)
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