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motley
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mot·ley
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li
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mot
-lee
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adjective, noun,
plural
mot·leys.
adjective
1.
exhibiting great diversity of elements:
a motley crowd.
Synonyms:
heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent.
Antonyms:
homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
2.
being of different colors combined:
a motley flower border.
Synonyms:
parti-colored, multicolored, variegated, polychromatic; pied, piebald, mottled, dappled.
Antonyms:
monochromatic; solid.
3.
wearing a
parti-colored
garment:
a motley fool.
noun
4.
a combination of different colors.
5.
a
parti-colored
effect.
6.
the
parti-colored
garment of a jester.
7.
a heterogeneous assemblage.
8.
a medley.
Synonyms:
conglomeration, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany; olio, potpourri, pastiche, gallimaufry, farrago.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
mote
1
,
-ly
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Mot·ley
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ˈmɒt
li
/
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[
mot
-lee
]
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noun
John Lo·throp
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θrəp
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loh
-thr
uh
p
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,
1814–77,
U.S. historian and diplomat.
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motley
(ˈmɒtlɪ)
—
adj
1.
made up of elements of varying type, quality, etc
2.
multicoloured
—
n
3.
a motley collection or mixture
4.
the particoloured attire of a jester
5.
obsolete
a jester
[C14: perhaps from
mot
speck,
mote
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
motley
late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. motteley, probably from O.E. mot "speck" (see
mote
). "Diversified in color," especially of a fool's dress. Hence, allusively, "a fool" (1600).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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