Motley (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd.
  2. being of different colors combined: a motley flower border.
  3. wearing a parti-colored garment: a motley fool.
noun, plural mot·leys.
  1. a combination of different colors.
  2. a parti-colored effect.
  3. the parti-colored garment of a jester.
  4. a heterogeneous assemblage.
  5. a medley.
noun
  1. U.S. historian and diplomat.
adjective
  1. made up of elements of varying type, quality, etc
  2. multicoloured
noun
  1. a motley collection or mixture
  2. the particoloured attire of a jester
  3. a jester
Motley (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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