'Motley' definitions:
Definition of 'motley'
From: WordNet
adjective
Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)]
adjective
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" [syn: motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi- colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured]
noun
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" [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley]
noun
A garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
noun
A multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
verb
verb
Make motley; color with different colors [syn: motley, parti-color]
Definition of 'Motley'
From: GCIDE
- Motley \Mot"ley\, a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattel['e] clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonn['e] a mottled sky, mate, maton, curdled milk, Prov. G. matte curd. Cf. Mottle.]
- 1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1. "A motley fool." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Motley'
From: GCIDE
- Motley \Mot"ley\, n.
- 1. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool. --Chaucer. "Motley 's the only wear." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Man of motley, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'motley'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amalgamated,
- ambiguous,
- ambivalent,
- amphibious,
- assorted,
- assortment,
- at odds,
- at variance,
- ballet skirt,
- band,
- bar,
- bespangle,
- bespeckle,
- bespot,
- bicolor,
- bicolored,
- bladder,
- blended,
- blotch,
- buffo,
- buffoon,
- buskin,
- calico,
- cap and bells,
- capricious,
- changeable,
- changing,
- check,
- checker,
- choppy,
- chromatic,
- clouded,
- clown,
- cold,
- colluvies,
- colorful,
- colorific,
- coloring,
- colory,
- Columbine,
- combined,
- complex,
- composite,
- compound,
- compounded,
- conglomerate,
- contrary,
- contrasted,
- contrasting,
- cool,
- costume,
- coxcomb,
- crazy,
- daedal,
- dapple,
- dappled,
- departing,
- deviating,
- deviative,
- deviatory,
- dichromatic,
- different,
- differentiated,
- differing,
- disaccordant,
- disagreeing,
- discolor,
- discordant,
- discrepant,
- discrete,
- discriminated,
- disguise,
- disjoined,
- disorderly,
- disparate,
- dissimilar,
- dissonant,
- distinct,
- distinguished,
- divaricate,
- divergent,
- diverging,
- divers,
- divers-colored,
- diverse,
- diversified,
- diversiform,
- dot,
- eclectic,
- equivocal,
- erose,
- erratic,
- fifty-fifty,
- flake,
- fleck,
- fool,
- freckle,
- gallimaufry,
- getup,
- glowing,
- half-and-half,
- Hanswurst,
- Harlequin,
- harlequin,
- harmonious,
- heterogeneous,
- hodgepodge,
- idiot,
- impulsive,
- in disagreement,
- inaccordant,
- incompatible,
- incongruous,
- inconsistent,
- inconsonant,
- inconstant,
- indiscriminate,
- inharmonious,
- intricate,
- iris,
- ironic,
- irreconcilable,
- irregular,
- jack-pudding,
- jagged,
- jerky,
- jester,
- jumble,
- jumbled,
- kaleidoscopic,
- maculate,
- many,
- many-colored,
- many-sided,
- marble,
- marbled,
- marbleize,
- masquerade,
- matching,
- medley,
- mercurial,
- merry-andrew,
- mingled,
- miscellaneous,
- mixed,
- monochromatic,
- monochrome,
- monochromic,
- motley fool,
- mottle,
- mottled,
- multicolor,
- multicolored,
- multicolorous,
- multifaceted,
- multifarious,
- multihued,
- multinational,
- multiracial,
- mutable,
- nonconformist,
- nonstandard,
- nonuniform,
- omnium-gatherum,
- outfit,
- Pantalone,
- Pantaloon,
- parti-color,
- parti-colored,
- pastiche,
- patchy,
- pepper,
- pepper-and-salt,
- pickle-herring,
- piebald,
- pied,
- pigmentary,
- pinto,
- pluralistic,
- poles apart,
- poles asunder,
- Polichinelle,
- polychromatic,
- polychrome,
- polychromic,
- polychromize,
- prismal,
- prismatic,
- promiscuous,
- Pulcinella,
- Punch,
- Punchinello,
- ragged,
- rainbow,
- rig,
- rough,
- salad,
- Scaramouch,
- scrambled,
- separate,
- separated,
- several,
- shot,
- shot through,
- skewbald,
- slapstick,
- sock,
- spangle,
- spasmodic,
- speck,
- speckle,
- spectral,
- splotch,
- sporadic,
- spot,
- sprinkle,
- stigmatize,
- stipple,
- streak,
- striate,
- stripe,
- stud,
- syncretic,
- tattoo,
- tessellate,
- thrown together,
- thunder and lightning,
- tights,
- tinctorial,
- tingent,
- toning,
- trichromatic,
- trichromic,
- tricolor,
- tricolored,
- tutu,
- two-tone,
- unconformable,
- uncongenial,
- unequable,
- unequal,
- uneven,
- unlike,
- unorthodox,
- unstable,
- unsteady,
- unsystematic,
- ununiform,
- variable,
- variant,
- varicolored,
- varied,
- variegate,
- variegated,
- variform,
- various,
- varying,
- vein,
- versicolor,
- versicolored,
- warm,
- wavering,
- widely apart,
- worlds apart,
- zany
Motley, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Motley, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
585
Housing Units (2000) :
270
Land area (2000) :
1.321566 sq. miles (3.422839 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.067839 sq. miles (0.175703 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.389405 sq. miles (3.598542 sq. km)
FIPS code :
44422
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
46.335089 N, 94.645866 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Motley -- U.S. County in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Motley -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000) :
1426
Housing Units (2000) :
839
Land area (2000) :
989.377882 sq. miles (2562.476841 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.430342 sq. miles (1.114580 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
989.808224 sq. miles (2563.591421 sq. km)
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
34.084808 N, 100.789688 W