motley

1. A collection containing a variety of sorts of things (synset 108415730)
   "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
   is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
   subtypes:

   • grab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous items
   • witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth - a fearsome mixture
   • range - a variety of different things or activities
   • selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
   • farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of things
   • alphabet soup - a confusing assortment
   • sampler - an assortment of various samples
   same as: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
2. A garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) (synset 103795327)
   is a type of: garment - an article of clothing
   substance holonym: motley - a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
3. A multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England (synset 103795136)
   is a type of: cloth, fabric, material, textile - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
   substance meronym: motley - a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)

1. Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (synset 301202626)
   "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"
   similar to: heterogeneous, heterogenous - consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
   same as: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry
2. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly (synset 300400039)
   "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"
   similar to: colored, colorful, coloured - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
   same as: calico, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured

1. Make something more diverse and varied (synset 200437832)
   "Vary the menu"
   is a type of: diversify - make (more) diverse
   subtypes: checker, chequer - variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
   same as: variegate, vary
2. Make motley;
   Color with different colors (synset 200285429)
   is a type of: color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize - add color to
   same as: parti-color

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