motley - Meaning in Telugu

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motley - Meaning in Telugu

motley Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of motley in English

motley adjective

1. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

   Synonyms

   calico, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured

   రంగురంగుల

   Examples

   • "a jester dressed in motley"
   • "a particolored dress"
   • "a piebald horse"
   • "pied daisies"
   • "the painted desert"
2. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

   Synonyms

   assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry

   Examples

   • "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"
   • "a motley crew"
   • "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"
   • "assorted sizes"
   • "miscellaneous accessories"
   • "sundry sciences commonly known as social"

motley noun

1. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
2. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
3. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

   Synonyms

   assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety

   Examples

   • "a great assortment of cars was on display"
   • "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
   • "he had a variety of disorders"

motley verb

1. make motley; color with different colors

   Synonyms

   parti-color

2. make something more diverse and varied

   Synonyms

   variegate, vary, vary

   Example

   • "Vary the menu"

Synonyms of motley

• assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
• parti-color
• variegate, vary
• calico, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured
• assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry

Description

Motley is the traditional costume of the court jester, the motley fool, or the arlecchino character in commedia dell'arte. The harlequin wears a patchwork of red, green and blue diamonds that is still a fashion motif.

Also see "Motley" on Wikipedia

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