noun
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Synonyms
Examples
- a great assortment of cars was on display
- he had a variety of disorders
- a veritable smorgasbord of religions
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
make something more diverse and varied
Synonyms
Examples
- Vary the menu
verb
make motley
Synonyms
parti-color
Examples
- color with different colors
adjective
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
adjective
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Synonyms
Examples
- a jester dressed in motley
- the painted desert
- a particolored dress
- a piebald horse
- pied daisies