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   Mot·ley

   /ˈmätlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate: "a motley crew of discontents and zealots" Similar miscellaneousdisparatediverseassortedsundryvariedmixeddiversifiedheterogeneousOpposite homogeneousuniform

   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"

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin; perhaps ultimately related to mote.

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   What does Motley mean in English?

   • 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.

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   What does Motley mean in Shakespeare?

   • Yet this is only the straightforward understanding of his use of “motley,” and if we know anything about Shakespeare it’s that he was anything but straightforward. The Oxford English Dictionary enlightens us with another definition of “motley”: “An incongruous, multifarious, or confused mixture or assembly” ( OED – See Definition A4 ).

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   What does Motley represent?

   • Motley may therefore represent more than just an uncertain mind; it may also reflect the uncertainty of a fool’s social status. Combining shades of nobility and poverty, motley encompassed the fool’s transcendent social position.

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   What is a motley group?

   • 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. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   adj. exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous: a motley crowd. being of different colors combined; parti-colored: a motley flower border. wearing a parti-colored garment: a motley fool. n. a combination of different colors. a parti-colored effect. the parti-colored garment of a jester. a heterogeneous assemblage. a medley.

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   adjective. /ˈmɒtli/. IPA. share. Dictionary definition of motley. Characterized by a diverse and varied mixture of elements, often presenting a colorful and heterogeneous combination. "The motley group of travelers had little in common except for their love of adventure."

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   Definitions of 'Motley' ˈJohn Lothrop (ˈloʊθrəp) 1814-77; U.S. historian & diplomat. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'motley' British English: mɒtliAmerican English: mɒtli. More. Synonyms of 'motley' • miscellaneous, mixed, varied, diversified [...] • multicoloured, rainbow, variegated, chequered [...] More.