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单词 motleys
释义

motley

1 of 2

adjective

mot·​ley ˈmät-lē How to pronounce motley (audio)
1
: variegated in color
a motley coat
2
: made up of many different people or things
a motley crowd
a motley collection of junk

motley

2 of 2

noun

1
: a woolen fabric of mixed colors made in England between the 14th and 17th centuries
2
: a garment made of motley
especially : the characteristic dress of the professional fool
3
: jester, fool
4
: a mixture especially of incongruous elements

Synonyms

Adjective

  • assorted
  • eclectic
  • heterogeneous
  • indiscriminate
  • kitchen-sink
  • magpie
  • miscellaneous
  • mixed
  • patchwork
  • piebald
  • promiscuous
  • raggle-taggle
  • ragtag
  • varied

Noun

  • fool
  • jester
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Example Sentences

Adjective a motley collection of junk a motley crew of musicians Noun the motleys with their colorful outfits a motley of old junk stored in the attic
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
As evidenced by Burmese pythons and ubiquitous iguanas, there’s a motley roster of nonnative reptile species surviving in Florida — three times the amount of indigenous species — but there are two in particular that are on the rise. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 On this dance album, B brings together a motley crew of music royalty. Amel Mukhtar, Vogue, 29 July 2022 And a pair of vertical metal shelves contains a motley selection of titles, united only by the fact that all their authors have actually stayed with us. New York Times, 19 June 2022 From there, the list is a motley hodgepodge of Netflix originals and third-party titles. Andy Meek, BGR, 1 June 2022 Over the past few months, a new range of sanctions have begun rippling across the West, targeting a motley crew of Russian oligarchs, all of whom have profited from their relationship with the Kremlin and pushed Moscow’s interests abroad. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2022 Our motley crew of anthropomorphic criminals is resting on their laurels when a goading from the governor (Zazie Beetz) convinces Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell) to go for a needlessly high-risk score. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 Sure, some folks keep their dogs in kennels, and these dogs may perform exceptionally well in field trials or excel in ways that put our motley pack to shame. Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Sep. 2021 Only five countries voted against the motion, a motley crew of Belarus, Eritrea, North Korea, Russia itself and Syria — hardly beacons of diplomacy. Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022
Noun
His tall, broad-shouldered hunchback stomps around the court in the multi-colored motley teasing his master and his henchmen with seeming good-natured gaiety. Bill Hirschman, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Mar. 2022 My father was a motley of sound, a funk bandwith bottomless drums and songs that knew nothingof fatigue. David Roderick, SFChronicle.com, 6 July 2018 This motley of topics swirls and eddies and reforms, with exchanges of goofy insults and gossipy asides about whoever happens to be absent from the field at the moment. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2016 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, perhaps from mot mote, speck

Noun

Middle English, probably from motley entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

motley

adjective

mot·​ley ˈmät-lē How to pronounce motley (audio)
: composed of various often unlike kinds or parts
a motley collection of junk

Biographical Definition

Motley

biographical name

Mot·​ley ˈmät-lē How to pronounce Motley (audio)
John Lothrop 1814–1877 American historian

motleys

noun

plural of motley
1
as in clowns
a person formerly kept in a royal or noble household to amuse with jests and pranks the motleys with their colorful outfits

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • clowns
  • fools
  • comics
  • harlequins
  • madcaps
  • comedians
  • merry-andrews
  • jokers
  • jesters
  • buffoons
  • jokesters
  • vices
  • drolls
  • wags
  • zanies
  • comediennes
  • cutups
  • mimes
  • mummers
2
as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things a motley of old junk stored in the attic

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • varieties
  • assortments
  • jumbles
  • medleys
  • collages
  • ragbags
  • mixed bags
  • grab bags
  • crazy quilts
  • hotchpotches
  • mélanges
  • alphabet soups
  • hodgepodges
  • patchwork quilts
  • blends
  • litters
  • farragoes
  • salads
  • ragouts
  • macédoines
  • shuffles
  • jungles
  • smorgasbords
  • patchworks
  • amalgams
  • jambalayas
  • gallimaufries
  • pastiches
  • botches
  • menageries
  • potpourris
  • clutters
  • olios
  • hashes
  • agglomerations
  • agglomerates
  • combinations
  • stews
  • scrambles
  • gumbos
  • montages
  • miscellanies
  • salmagundis
  • miscellanea
  • mishmashes
  • rummages
  • ollas podridas
  • welters
  • omnium-gatherums
  • tangles
  • muddles
  • olla podridas
  • accumulations
  • tumbles
  • aggregates
  • sundries
  • disarrays
  • aggregations
  • chaoses
  • notions
  • commixtures
  • detritus
  • odds and ends
  • conglomerates
  • compounds
  • composites
  • disarrangements
  • conglomerations
  • fusions
  • messes
  • alloys
  • bollixes
  • oddments
  • catchalls
  • dog's breakfasts
  • disorders
  • intermixtures
  • admixtures
  • snarls
  • imbroglios
  • shambles
  • morasses
  • confusions
  • mix-ups
  • knots
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