Motley

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈmɒtli

Definitions

An incongruous mixture.
countable, uncountable
A surname.
A jester's multicoloured clothes.
uncountable
A city in Morrison County and Cass County, Minnesota, United States.
A jester; a fool.
broadly, countable, figuratively

Equivalents

19 more languages

العربيةثوب المهرج

Българскипъстър шарен

Bosanskibunt heterogen mistoзбирштина мешавина шарен

Češtinanesourodý pestrý různobarevnýrůznorodý strakatý všehochuť

Ελληνικάανομοιόμορφος ετερόκλητος πολύχρωμος

فارسیآمیخته رنگارنگ

Suomikirjava narrinpuku sekalainensekamelska sekasotku

Hrvatskibunt heterogen mistoзбирштина мешавина шарен

Հայերենխայտաբղետ

Italianoeterogeneo multicolore variegato

日本語ごちゃ混ぜごちゃ混ぜの寄せ集め寄せ集めの雑色の

Kurdîheterogen

Македонскизбирштина мешавина разнобоенразнороден шарен

Nederlandsbont geschakeerd mengelmoessamengeraapt

Portuguêsmisto variegado

Românăamestecătură felurit multicolorpestriț vărgat variat

Русскиймешани́на пестрота пёстрыйразноцветный разношёрстный

Српскиbunt heterogen mistoзбирштина мешавина шарен

Svenskabrokig

Examples

“Wil you be married, Motley?”

“Alas, 'tis true, I have ⟳ gone here and there, / And made myself a motley to the view ⟳, […]”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

Motley County motley crew motley fool motley iron motleyness motlopi

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