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Motley has 10 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)

"The king laughed heartily as his jester bounded across the stage in his colorful, motley coat."

3

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

"The merchant displayed bolts of motley, a vibrant woolen cloth that had once been favored by the nobility before falling out of fashion."

4

An incongruous mixture.

"The crowd at the festival was a motley mix of street performers, tourists, and locals from every background imaginable."

Verb
1

make something more diverse and varied

"Vary the menu"

2

make motley; color with different colors

"The artist decided to paint a motley pattern on the fence, blending bright reds, deep blues, and sunny yellows together."

Adjective
1

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"

2

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"

3

Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.

"The antique shop's window display was a motley collection of mismatched furniture and random trinkets that barely seemed to belong together."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The new team member, Motley, joined the group with a bright smile and an even brighter idea for our project."

Example Sentences
"a great assortment of cars was on display" noun
"he had a variety of disorders" noun
"a veritable smorgasbord of religions" noun
"Vary the menu" verb
"an arrangement of assorted spring flowers" adjective
"assorted sizes" adjective
"miscellaneous accessories" adjective
"a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music" adjective
"a motley crew" adjective
"sundry sciences commonly known as social" adjective
See Also
variegated heterogeneous dappled jester mixed incongruity mixture incongruous
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
collection garment fabric diversify color
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
grab bag witches' brew range selection odds and ends alphabet soup sampler checker
Rhyming Words
ley cley oley fley sley gley isley kiley foley coley holey wiley ailey atley obley utley agley edley oxley riley
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