li 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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motley (ˈmɒtlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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, | |
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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).
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