motley
adjective
1. consisting of a varied assortment of different things.
- a motley crew
Similar word(s): heterogeneous, heterogenous, assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry
2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
- a jester dressed in motley
Similar word(s): colored, colorful, coloured, calico, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured
noun
1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Similar word(s): assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
Definition categories: group, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
2. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
Definition categories: man–made, garment
3. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
Definition categories: man–made, cloth, fabric, material, textile