1. n. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England (view details)
2. n. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester’’s costume) (view details)
3. n. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things (view details)
4. v. make motley (view details)
5. v. make something more diverse and varied (view details)
6. adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly (view details)
7. adj. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity) (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
motley is a kind of: cloth ( what does cloth stand for? ), fabric ( what does fabric stand for? ), material ( what does material stand for? ), textile ( what does textile stand for? )
motley is derived from: motley ( what does motley stand for? ), parti-color ( what does parti-color stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) a garment made of motley (especially a court jester’’s costume)
motley is a kind of: garment ( what does garment stand for? )

Meaning 3: (noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Usage Example(s): a great assortment of cars was on display, a veritable smorgasbord of religions, he had a variety of disorders
Synonym(s): assortment ( what does assortment stand for? ), miscellanea ( what does miscellanea stand for? ), miscellany ( what does miscellany stand for? ), mixed bag ( what does mixed bag stand for? ), mixture ( what does mixture stand for? ), potpourri ( what does potpourri stand for? ), salmagundi ( what does salmagundi stand for? ), smorgasbord ( what does smorgasbord stand for? ), variety ( what does variety stand for? )
motley is derived from: blend ( what does blend stand for? ), coalesce ( what does coalesce stand for? ), combine ( what does combine stand for? ), commingle ( what does commingle stand for? ), conflate ( what does conflate stand for? ), flux ( what does flux stand for? ), fuse ( what does fuse stand for? ), immix ( what does immix stand for? ), meld ( what does meld stand for? ), merge ( what does merge stand for? ), mix ( what does mix stand for? ), motley, variegate ( what does variegate stand for? ), vary ( what does vary stand for? )

Meaning 4: (verb) make motley, color with different colors
Synonym(s): parti-color
motley is derived from: motley

Meaning 5: (verb) make something more diverse and varied
Usage Example(s): Vary the menu
Synonym(s): variegate, vary
motley is derived from: assortment, diversification ( what does diversification stand for? ), miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variation ( what does variation stand for? ), variegation ( what does variegation stand for? ), variety

Meaning 6: (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Usage Example(s): a jester dressed in motley, a particolored dress, a piebald horse, pied daisies, the painted desert
Synonym(s): calico ( what does calico stand for? ), multicolor ( what does multicolor stand for? ), multicolored ( what does multicolored stand for? ), multicolour ( what does multicolour stand for? ), multicoloured ( what does multicoloured stand for? ), painted ( what does painted stand for? ), particolored ( what does particolored stand for? ), particoloured ( what does particoloured stand for? ), piebald ( what does piebald stand for? ), pied ( what does pied stand for? ), varicolored ( what does varicolored stand for? ), varicoloured ( what does varicoloured stand for? )
Similar(s): colored ( what does colored stand for? ), colorful ( what does colorful stand for? ), coloured ( what does coloured stand for? )

Meaning 7: (adjective) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)
Usage Example(s): , a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music, a motley crew, an arrangement of assorted spring flowers, assorted sizes, miscellaneous accessories
Synonym(s): assorted ( what does assorted stand for? ), miscellaneous ( what does miscellaneous stand for? ), mixed ( what does mixed stand for? ), sundry(a) ( what does sundry(a) stand for? )
Similar(s): heterogeneous ( what does heterogeneous stand for? ), heterogenous ( what does heterogenous stand for? )

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