MOTLEY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
   Hypernyms(s) motley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fabric (what does fabric mean?)
   • cloth (what does cloth mean?)
   • material (what does material mean?)
   • textile (what does textile mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • motley (what does motley mean?)
   • parti-color (what does parti-color mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a garment made of motley (especially a court jester’’s costume)
   Hypernyms(s) motley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • garment (what does garment mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
   Synonym(s)
   • assortment (what does assortment mean?)
   • miscellanea (what does miscellanea mean?)
   • miscellany (what does miscellany mean?)
   • mixed bag (what does mixed bag mean?)
   • mixture (what does mixture mean?)
   • potpourri (what does potpourri mean?)
   • salmagundi (what does salmagundi mean?)
   • smorgasbord (what does smorgasbord mean?)
   • variety (what does variety mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a great assortment of cars was on display
   • he had a variety of disorders
   • a veritable smorgasbord of religions
   Hypernyms(s) motley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • accumulation (what does accumulation mean?)
   • assemblage (what does assemblage mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • grab bag (what does grab bag mean?)
   • witches’ brew (what does witches’ brew mean?)
   • witches’ broth (what does witches’ broth mean?)
   • witch’s brew (what does witch’s brew mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • selection (what does selection mean?)
   • odds and ends (what does odds and ends mean?)
   • oddments (what does oddments mean?)
   • melange (what does melange mean?)
   • farrago (what does farrago mean?)
   • ragbag (what does ragbag mean?)
   • hodgepodge (what does hodgepodge mean?)
   • mishmash (what does mishmash mean?)
   • mingle-mangle (what does mingle-mangle mean?)
   • hotchpotch (what does hotchpotch mean?)
   • omnium-gatherum (what does omnium-gatherum mean?)
   • alphabet soup (what does alphabet soup mean?)
   • sampler (what does sampler mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   • variegate (what does variegate mean?)
   • motley (what does motley mean?)
   • blend (what does blend mean?)
   • flux (what does flux mean?)
   • mix (what does mix mean?)
   • conflate (what does conflate mean?)
   • commingle (what does commingle mean?)
   • immix (what does immix mean?)
   • fuse (what does fuse mean?)
   • coalesce (what does coalesce mean?)
   • meld (what does meld mean?)
   • combine (what does combine mean?)
   • merge (what does merge mean?)

MOTLEY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make motley
   • color with different colors
   Synonym(s)
   • parti-color (what does parti-color mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) motley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colorize (what does colorize mean?)
   • colorise (what does colorise mean?)
   • colourise (what does colourise mean?)
   • colourize (what does colourize mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color in (what does color in mean?)
   • colour in (what does colour in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • motley (what does motley mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make something more diverse and varied
   Synonym(s)
   • variegate (what does variegate mean?)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Vary the menu
   Hypernyms(s) motley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • diversify (what does diversify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • checker (what does checker mean?)
   • chequer (what does chequer mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • assortment (what does assortment mean?)
   • mixture (what does mixture mean?)
   • mixed bag (what does mixed bag mean?)
   • miscellany (what does miscellany mean?)
   • miscellanea (what does miscellanea mean?)
   • variety (what does variety mean?)
   • salmagundi (what does salmagundi mean?)
   • smorgasbord (what does smorgasbord mean?)
   • potpourri (what does potpourri mean?)
   • motley (what does motley mean?)
   • diversification (what does diversification mean?)
   • variegation (what does variegation mean?)
   • variation (what does variation mean?)

MOTLEY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
   Synonym(s)
   • calico (what does calico mean?)
   • multicolor (what does multicolor mean?)
   • multicolored (what does multicolored mean?)
   • multicolour (what does multicolour mean?)
   • multicoloured (what does multicoloured mean?)
   • painted (what does painted mean?)
   • particolored (what does particolored mean?)
   • particoloured (what does particoloured mean?)
   • piebald (what does piebald mean?)
   • pied (what does pied mean?)
   • varicolored (what does varicolored mean?)
   • varicoloured (what does varicoloured mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a jester dressed in motley
   • the painted desert
   • a particolored dress
   • a piebald horse
   • pied daisies
   Similar To
   • colored (what does colored mean?)
   • coloured (what does coloured mean?)
   • colorful (what does colorful mean?)
2. Meaning
   • consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)
   Synonym(s)
   • assorted (what does assorted mean?)
   • miscellaneous (what does miscellaneous mean?)
   • mixed (what does mixed mean?)
   • sundry(a) (what does sundry(a) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
   • assorted sizes
   • miscellaneous accessories
   • a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
   • a motley crew
   Similar To
   • heterogeneous (what does heterogeneous mean?)
   • heterogenous (what does heterogenous mean?)