Definitions for motleys

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motleys mot·ley

Spelling: [mot-lee]

IPA: /ˈmɒt li/

Motleys is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 193 anagrams from letters in motleys (elmosty).

Definitions for motleys

noun

1. a combination of different colors.
2. a parti-colored effect.
3. the parti-colored garment of a jester.
4. a heterogeneous assemblage.
5. a medley. Synonyms: conglomeration, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany; olio, potpourri, pastiche, gallimaufry, farrago.
6. John Lothrop [loh-thruh p] /ˈloʊ θrəp/ (Show IPA), 1814–77, U.S. historian and diplomat.

adjective

1. exhibiting great diversity of elements: Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
2. being of different colors combined: Synonyms: parti-colored, multicolored, variegated, polychromatic; pied, piebald, mottled, dappled. Antonyms: monochromatic; solid.
3. wearing a parti-colored garment:

Origin of motleys

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at mote¹, -ly

Examples for motleys

Well, it was based on an amalgam of bands—Black Sabbath, AC/DC, motley Crue, Judas Priest, and Van Halen.

A motley crew of former sailors led by Commodore Joshua Barney mounted the only real resistance to the British.

I mingled with the motley throng, my ears alert for any spoken opinions.

The scene was changed now; the whole room was a mob—“motley the only wear.”

And a motley cast of characters—is that a guy in a chicken costume?

Hundreds of them there were, men of all races and planets, a motley crew.

The motley crew cast participates in an illegal cross-country car race, while doing anything to win.

The motley passengers were all sound asleep; no one had been disturbed by the fracas.

I trust not the varlet with whom I bartered it for my motley.

A motley crew, to be sure: Islamic states, sub-Saharan Africa, China.