| Noun | 1. | motley - 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" |
| 2. | motley - a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) |
| 3. | motley - a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England |
| Verb | 1. | motley - make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" |
| 2. | motley - make motley; color with different colors |
| Adj. | 1. | motley - 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"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards |
| 2. | motley - 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"Synonyms: multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured, calico, painted |