| NOUN | group | motley, assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things |
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| artifact | motley | a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) | |
| artifact | motley | a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | motley, assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds |
| all | motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | |
| VERB | change | motley, vary, variegate | make something more diverse and varied |
| change | motley, parti-color | make motley |
| Sounds | maa'tliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds. | |
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| Example | "a motley crew" | |
| Synonyms | assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry | |
| Broader | heterogeneous, heterogenous | Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature |
| Spanish | diverso, misceláneo, mixto, surtido, variado | |
| Catalan | assortit, divers, miscel·lani, mixt, variat | |
| Nouns | motley | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things |
| Meaning | Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly. | |
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| Example | "a jester dressed in motley" | |
| Synonyms | calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured | |
| Broader | colored, coloured, colorful | Having color or a certain color |
| Spanish | abigarrado, multicolor | |
| Catalan | abigarrat, multicolor | |
| Nouns | motley | a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England |
| motley | a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) | |
| Meaning | A collection containing a variety of sorts of things. | |
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| Synonyms | assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri | |
| Narrower | alphabet soup | A confusing / confusing assortment |
| grab bag | An assortment of miscellaneous items | |
| odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum | A motley assortment of things | |
| range | A variety of different things or activities | |
| sampler | An assortment of various samples | |
| selection | An assortment of things from which a choice can be made | |
| witches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew | A fearsome mixture | |
| Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| Spanish | mezcla, miscelánea, surtido, variedad | |
| Catalan | assortiment, miscel·lània, varietat | |
| Adjectives | motley | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds |
| Verbs | motley | make something more diverse and varied |
| Meaning | A garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume). | |
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| Broader | garment | An article of clothing |
| Substances | motley | A multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England |
| Adjectives | motley | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly |
| Meaning | A multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England. | |
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| Broader | fabric, cloth, material, textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting / crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
| Substance of | motley | A garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) |
| Spanish | botarga | |
| Adjectives | motley | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly |
| Verbs | motley | make motley |
| Meaning | make something more diverse and varied. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | vary, variegate | |
| Narrower | checker, chequer | variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns |
| Broader | diversify | make (more) diverse |
| Spanish | variar | |
| Catalan | variar | |
| Nouns | motley | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things |
| Meaning | make motley; color with different colors. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | parti-color | |
| Broader | color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in | add color to |
| Nouns | motley | a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England |
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