Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "motley" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Motley County motley crew motley fool motley iron motleyness

Etymologically Related To

mote

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accumulation aggregation assemblage cloth collection color color in colorise colorize colour colour in colourise colourize diversify fabric garment material textile

Type Of (IsA)

fabric garment

Manner Of

color

Related Terms

mottled

Related Terms

clothes colour composite dappled diversified element heterogeneous incongruity incongruous jester mingled mixed mixture mottled multicoloured varied variegated

Similar Terms

colored colorful coloured colourful heterogeneous heterogenous

Synonym Network

assortment colorful diverse miscellaneous multi coloured vary

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