motley

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.
2. Having many colours; variegated.

Noun

1. An incongruous mixture.
2. A jester's multicoloured clothes.
3. A jester; a fool.

Concepts

bigarré

hétéroclite

divers

mélange

multicolore

pie

polychrome

pot-pourri

varier

taché

assortiment

variée

bariolé

diversifier

hétérogène

mélanger

Synonymes

multicoloured

multicolored

mottled

variegated

multicolored

spotted

multicoloured

colourful

colorful

colorful

particoloured

colourful

piebald

heterogeneous

varicoloured

pied

miscellaneous

multicolor

mixed

multicolour

dappled

sundry

painted

particolored

varicolored

variegate

compound

variety

various

vary

chequered

many-coloured

mixed bag

assortment

multi-colour

striped

calico

multi-color

parti-color

assorted

potpourri

smorgasbord

miscellanea

mixture

salmagundi

diverse

miscellany

pinto

plaided

randomise

ravel

addle

resolve

rile

roan

rumple

scramble

snarl

sophisticate

speckled

stir

stir up

streaked

stump

tangle

toss

tussle

upset

varied

many-colored

throw together

diversity of colours

mixed character

diversicolored

nonhomogenous

multi-colored

multi-coloured

red

adulterate

agitate

blend

break up

bright

brindled

cancellated

check

clutter

commingle

commix

concoct

confect

confuse

conglomeration

dapple

derange

disarrange

disarray

disorganize

disrupt

dissolve

eclectic

flummox

fold

fox

🦊

fuddle

gaudy

gayness

heterodyne

immingle

immix

intermix

iridescent

jumble

latticed

medley

meld

mingle

mix

mix in

mix up

obfuscate

obscure

paddle

patchy

Coupé comme

mot‧ley

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɒtli/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: motle

In summary

From Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), from Old English mot (“speck”). Doublet of mote. The English word can be analysed as mottle + -y.