motley

Betekenis (Engels)

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. (broadly) A jester; a fool.

Concepten

bont

heterogeen

meerkleurig

veelkleurig

heterogene

nar

narrenpak

geschakeerd

polychrome

Synoniemen

multicolored

multicoloured

mottled

variegated

spotted

multicolored

multicoloured

colourful

colourful

colorful

particoloured

piebald

colorful

miscellaneous

heterogeneous

varicoloured

pied

dappled

particolored

multicolour

multicolor

varicolored

variegate

mixed

painted

sundry

parti-color

mixed bag

chequered

multi-colour

vary

various

many-coloured

multi-color

variety

striped

assortment

smorgasbord

calico

potpourri

compound

mixture

assorted

salmagundi

miscellany

diverse

miscellanea

dissolve

disrupt

disorganize

Vertalingen

bigarré

eterogeneo

abigarrado

hétéroclite

variegato

surtido

zusammengewürfelt

multicolor

bunt

heterogêneo

multicolore

misto

divers

vielfarbig

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɒtli/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: 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.