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Meaning of Motley | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈmɒtli

Definitions

  1. An incongruous mixture.
  2. A surname.
  3. A jester's multicoloured clothes.
  4. A city in Morrison County and Cass County, Minnesota, United States.
  5. A jester; a fool.

Equivalents

العربية ثوب المهرج
Български пъстър шарен
Հայերեն խայտաբղետ
Kurdî heterogen
Nederlands bont geschakeerd mengelmoes samengeraapt
Português misto variegado
Svenska brokig

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
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