Associations to the word «Motley»
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Wiktionary
MOTLEY, adjective. Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity; heterogeneous.
MOTLEY, adjective. Having many colours; variegated.
MOTLEY, noun. An incongruous mixture.
MOTLEY, noun. A jester's multicoloured clothes.
MOTLEY, noun. (by extension) A jester; a fool.
MOTLEY CREW, noun. A group of people of mixed background, especially one with a common goal.
MOTLEY CREWS, noun. Plural of motley crew
MOTLEY FOOL, noun. Court jester, jester
Dictionary definition
MOTLEY, noun. A collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions".
MOTLEY, noun. A garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume).
MOTLEY, noun. A multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England.
MOTLEY, verb. Make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu".
MOTLEY, verb. Make motley; color with different colors.
MOTLEY, adjective. Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards.
MOTLEY, adjective. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies".
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