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- Dictionarymot·ley/ˈmätlē/
adjective
- 1. incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate: "a motley crew of discontents and zealots" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an incongruous mixture: "a motley of interacting interest groups"
- 2. the particolored costume of a jester: historical "life-size mannequins in full motley"
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noun. 1. : a woolen fabric of mixed colors made in England between the 14th and 17th centuries. 2. : a garment made of motley. especially : the characteristic dress of the professional fool. 3. : jester, fool. 4. : a mixture especially of incongruous elements.
MOTLEY definition: 1. consisting of many different types that do not appear to go together: 2. consisting of many…. Learn more.
Definitions of motley. adjective. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds. “a motley crew” synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry. heterogeneous, heterogenous, hybrid. consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature. adjective. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
adjective. exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: divergent, dissimilar, diversified, disparate, incongruous, sundry, assorted, mixed, diverse, varied, heterogenous. Antonyms: like, similar, identical, uniform, homogeneous. being of different colors combined: a motley flower border.
motley. (mɒtli ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can describe a group of things as a motley collection if you think they seem strange together because they are all very different. ...a motley collection of vans, old buses, cattle-trucks, and even a fire engine. The volunteers seem a motley crew.
MOTLEY meaning: 1. consisting of many different types that do not appear to go together: 2. consisting of many…. Learn more.
Motley definition: Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous.
1. Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous: a motley collection of students at the coffee shop. 2. Having many colors; variegated; parti-colored: a motley tunic. n. pl. mot·leys. 1. The parti-colored attire of a court jester. 2. A heterogeneous, often incongruous mixture of elements.
consisting of many different types of people or things that do not seem to belong together. She had a motley group of friends at college. The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings. The audience was a motley crew of students and tourists.
motley. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mot‧ley /ˈmɒtli $ ˈmɑːtli/ adjective [ only before noun] → a motley collection/crew/assortment etc Examples from the Corpus motley • A motley bunch of students, ex-convicts and unemployed artists worked together to repair the building.
