Motley Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Motley

Meaning 1 : having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

    Example : a jester dressed in motley

    Synonyms : calico,  multi-color,  multi-colored,  multi-colour,  multi-coloured,  multicolor,  multicolored,  multicolour,  multicoloured,  painted,  particolored,  particoloured,  piebald,  pied,  varicolored,  varicoloured
Meaning 2 : make something more diverse and varied

    Synonyms : variegate,  vary
Meaning 3 : make motley; color with different colors

    Synonyms : parti-color
Meaning 4 : a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

    Synonyms : assortment,  miscellanea,  miscellany,  mixed bag,  mixture,  potpourri,  salmagundi,  smorgasbord,  variety
Meaning 5 : consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

    Example : a motley crew

    Synonyms : assorted,  miscellaneous,  mixed,  sundry
Meaning 6 : a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)

Meaning 7 : a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England


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