Motley - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɑːtlɪ|
Brit.
|ˈmɒtlɪ|
noun
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things (syn: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, variety)
- a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
- a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
- a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
- a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
verb
- make something more diverse and varied (syn: variegate, vary)
- make motley; color with different colors
- make motley; color with different colors
adjective
- consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (syn: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry)
a motley crew
- having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly (syn: calico, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured)a jester dressed in motley
Extra examples
...the motleys with their colorful outfits...
...a motley of old junk stored in the attic...
I looked at the motley bunch we were sailing with and began to feel uneasy about the trip.
His pockets contained a motley collection of coins, movie ticket stubs, and old candies.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: motlier
superlative: motliest
comparative: motlier
superlative: motliest
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