MOTLEY

Meaning of MOTLEY in English

( n. )

A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MOTLEY — I. ˈmätlē, -li adjective ( sometimes motleyer or motlier sometimes motleyest or motliest ) Etymology: Middle English motteley, motley, perhaps …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTLEY — (n.) Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.
Английский словарь Webster
MOTLEY — (a.) Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.
Английский словарь Webster
MOTLEY — (a.) Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.
Английский словарь Webster
MOTLEY — ( n. ) Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTLEY — ( a. ) Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTLEY — ( a. ) Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTLEY — /mot"lee/ , adj., n., pl. motleys . adj. 1. exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous: a motley crowd. 2. being …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTLEY — I. ˈmät-lē adjective Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from mot mote, speck Date: 14th century 1. : variegated in color a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTLEY — noun hence, a jester, a fool. 2. motley ·adj wearing motley or party-colored clothing. ·see motley, ·noun, 1. 3. motley …
Webster English vocab
MOTLEY — [mot.ley] adj [ME, perh. fr. mot mote, speck] (14c) 1: variegated in color "a ~ coat" 2: composed of diverse …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTLEY — motley, M~ BrE AmE ˈmɒt li AmE ˈmɑːt-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTLEY — / ˈmɒtli; NAmE ˈmɑːtli/ adjective ( disapproving ) consisting of many different types of people or things that do not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTLEY — mot ‧ ley /ˈmɒtli $ ˈmɑːtli/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from mote …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTLEY — adj. & n. --adj. (motlier, motliest) 1 diversified in colour. 2 of varied character (a motley crew). --n. 1 an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOTLEY — adj. & n. adj. (motlier, motliest) 1 diversified in colour. 2 of varied character (a motley crew). n. 1 an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTLEY — adj. & n. --adj. (motlier, motliest) 1. diversified in colour. 2 of varied character (a motley crew). --n. 1. an …
Oxford English vocab
MOTLEY — You can describe a group of things as a motley collection if you think they seem strange together because they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTLEY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN collection ▪ The party is not a motley collection of ageing hippies, but an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTLEY — [adjective] [before noun] [usually disapproving] - consisting of many different types, therefore seeming quite unusual, and typically of low qualityThere's …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTLEY — Synonyms and related words : Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Pantaloon, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, amalgamated, ambiguous, ambivalent, amphibious, assorted, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTLEY — adj. Motley is used with these nouns: ↑ assortment , ↑ bunch , ↑ collection , ↑ crowd
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOTLEY — 1. прил. 1) разноцветный; пестрый (тж. перен.) motley horde ≈ всякий сброд Syn : heterogeneous, variegated, particoloured, chequered 2) составленный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTLEY — motley.ogg 1. ʹmɒtlı n 1. попурри, всякая всячина 2. ист. 1> шутовской костюм to wear (the) motley - быть шутом …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTLEY — 1. ʹmɒtlı n 1. попурри, всякая всячина 2. ист. 1> шутовской костюм to wear (the) motley - быть шутом to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOTLEY — 1. прил. 1) разноцветный; пестрый прям. и перен. motley horde — всякий сброд Syn: heterogeneous , variegated , particoloured , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOTLEY — 1. прил. 1) разноцветный; пестрый прям. и перен. motley horde — всякий сброд Syn: heterogeneous, variegated, particoloured, chequered 2) составленный из различных элементов 2. сущ. 1) попурри, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOTLEY — 1. _a. разноцветный; пестрый (тж. перен.); - motley horde _Syn: heterogeneous 2. _n. 1> попурри, всякая всячина 2> _ист. шутовской …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MOTLEY — 1. a. разноцветный; пестрый (тж. перен.); - motley horde Syn: heterogeneous 2. n. 1. попурри, всякая всячина 2. ист. шутовской …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MOTLEY — 1. _a. разноцветный; пёстрый (тж. _перен.); motley horde всякий сброд 2. _n. 1> попурри, всякая всячина 2> _ист. шутовской костюм; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MOTLEY — 1. прил. 1) разноцветный; пестрый (тж. перен.) motley horde ≈ всякий сброд Syn : heterogeneous, variegated, particoloured, chequered 2) составленный …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTLEY — a. heterogen, diversachi, pluricolori; color-maculat
English interlingue dictionary
MOTLEY — biographical name John Lothrop 1814-1877 American historian
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTLEY — (n.) Hence, a jester, a fool.
Английский словарь Webster
MOTLEY — (n.) A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
Английский словарь Webster
MOTLEY — ( n. ) Hence, a jester, a fool.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTLEY — /mot"lee/ , n. John Lothrop /loh"threuhp/ , 1814-77, U.S. historian and diplomat.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTLEY — adj. mixed; of great variety; varied in color; made of different colored patches of cloth
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOTLEY — biographical name John Lothrop 1814-1877 American historian
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTLEY — adj. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from 1 motley Date: 14th century 1 : a woolen fabric of mixed …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOTLEY — adj. Pronunciation: ' mät-l ē Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from mot mote, speck Date: 14th century 1 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOTLEY — adj. Pronunciation: ' mät-l ē Function: biographical name John Lothrop 1814-1877 American hist.
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOTLEY — [ 'mɒtli ] ■ adjective ( motlier , motliest ) (of a group of people or things) incongruously varied; disparate. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOTLEY — You can describe a group of things as a ~ collection if you think they seem strange together because they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MOTLEY — Classification: County Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 1426 Total Housing Units (2000): 839 Land Area (square meters): 2562476841 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MOTLEY — Classification: City Located in: Minnesota (MN) Total Population (2000): 585 Total Housing Units (2000): 270 Land Area (square meters): 3422839 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MOTLEY — adj. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: FOOL 2, idiot, jester 2 Synonyms: MISCELLANY 1, assortment, colluvies, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, omnium-gatherum, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MOTLEY — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: VARIEGATED , dappled, discolor, multicolor, multicolored, multihued, parti-colored, varicolored, versicolor, versicolored 2 Synonyms: MISCELLANEOUS , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MOTLEY — a. 1. Variegated, dappled, party-colored, mottled. 2. Heterogeneous, diversified, mingled, composite, mixed.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
MOTLEY — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: variegated , dappled, discolor, multicolor, multicolored, multihued, parti-colored, varicolored, versicolor, versicolored 2. Synonyms: miscellaneous , assorted, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTLEY — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
MOTLEY — See ↑ VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS 4
Longman Activator English vocab
MOTLEY — adj. 25B6; adjective MISCELLANEOUS, disparate, diverse, assorted, varied, diversified, heterogeneous. homogeneous.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTLEY — Разноцветный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOTLEY — Пестрый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOTLEY — разноцветный; пестрый (тж. перен.); попурри, всякая всячина hist. шутовской костюм
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOTLEY — (n) всякая всячина; дурак; шут; шутовской костюм
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOTLEY — (a) клетчатый; пестрый; разнородный; разноцветный; разношерстный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOTLEY — (0) попурри
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOTLEY — 1. [ʹmɒtlı] n 1. попурри, всякая всячина 2. ист. 1) шутовской костюм to wear (the) ~ - быть шутом to …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MOTLEY — adj. разноцветный, пестрый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOTLEY — adj. разноцветный, пестрый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOTLEY — разноцветный; пестрый (тж. перен.); попурри, всякая всячина hist. шутовской костюм
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
MOTLEY — Испещренный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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