Motley

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous: "Most Ivy League freshman classes are chosen from a motley collection of constituencies . . . and a bare majority of entering students can honestly be called scholars” ( New York Times).
  • adj. Having many colors; variegated; parti-colored: a motley tunic.
  • n. The parti-colored attire of a court jester.
  • n. A heterogeneous, often incongruous mixture of elements.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity; heterogeneous
  • adj. Having many colours; variegated
  • n. A jester's multicoloured clothes
  • n. An incongruous mixture
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored.
  • adj. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.
  • adj. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite.
  • n. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
  • n. Hence, a jester, a fool.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A habit made of pieces of cloth of different colors in glaring contrast: the usual dress of the jester or professional fool.
  • n.
  • n. A jester; a fool.
  • n. Any mixture, as of colors.
  • Party-colored; variegated in color; consisting of different colors: as, a motley coat.
  • Composed of or exhibiting a combination of discordant elements; heterogeneous in composition; diversified.
  • To variegate; give different colors to.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  • adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
  • n. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  • n. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
  • v. make something more diverse and varied
  • n. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
  • v. make motley; color with different colors
  • Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    garment    cloth    fabric    material    textile    colour    colourize    colorise    color    color in   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dappled    party-colored    composite    dress    mixture   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    hotly   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ragtag    heterogeneous    goodly    disorderly    festive    miscellaneous    nondescript    select    variegated    scanty