Analysis Complete

motley

/ motley /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
Type of:
fabric cloth material
Derived:
parti-color
noun Sense 2
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester''s costume)
Type of:
garment
verb Sense 3
make motley; color with different colors
Type of:
color colorize colorise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 4
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
"a jester dressed in motley"
"the painted desert"
"a particolored dress"
"a piebald horse"
"pied daisies"
Similar:
colored coloured colorful
verb Sense 5
make something more diverse and varied
"Vary the menu"
Type of:
diversify
Kinds of:
checker chequer
Derived:
assortment mixture mixed bag miscellany miscellanea
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 6
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)
"an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"
"assorted sizes"
"miscellaneous accessories"
"a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"
"a motley crew"
Similar:
heterogeneous heterogenous
noun Sense 7
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
"a great assortment of cars was on display"
"he had a variety of disorders"
"a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
Type of:
collection aggregation accumulation
Kinds of:
grab bag witches' brew witches' broth witch's brew range
Derived:
vary variegate blend flux mix
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
5
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
3
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fabric cloth material garment color colorize colorise colored coloured colorful diversify checker