Canadian English Meaning of motley

motley

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Definitions and Meaning of motley in English

Wordnet

motley (n)

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

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

Wordnet

motley (v)

make something more diverse and varied

make motley; color with different colors

Wordnet

motley (s)

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Webster

motley (a.)

Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.

Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.

Webster

motley (n.)

Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.

A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.

Hence, a jester, a fool.

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motley

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things, a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume), a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixe

assorted,diverse,eclectic,mixed,varied,chaotic,heterogeneous,indiscriminate,messy,miscellaneous

Homogeneous,same,uniform,distinct,distinctive,identical,individual,like,monolithic,separate

motivo => motive, motivity => Motility, motiveless => unmotivated, motive power => motive power, motive => motive,