1. Motley
(Mät’lé)

2. Dictionary Definition Adjective
Of many colors or patches of color
[Rare] wearing many – colored garments (a motley fool)
Synonyms: multicolor, multicolored, painted, particolored,
piebald, pied, varicolored
Having or composed of many different or clashing elements;
heterogeneous (a motley group)
Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry

3. Dictionary Definition Noun
Cloth of mixed colors
[Rare] a garment of various colors, worn by a clown or Jester
[Rare] a fool or Jester
A combination of diverse or clashing elements

4. Dictionary Definition Verb
Make something more diverse and varied
Synonyms: vary, variegate
Make Motley; color with different colors
Synonym: parti-color

5. Other Common Forms of the Word
Other forms of the word Motley include:
Speckled, lively, colorful, or mixed

6. Sentence from a publication
The Hartford Courant, a news paper on Connecticut wrote yesterday:
DeLay's Gaming Ties Test GOP Convictions March 15, 2005 …
Supporters of legal gambling are an equally motley crew. Economically libertarian Republicans who oppose state regulation of businesses are often allied with Democrats who are skeptical of state regulation of personal behavior. The rise of Indian casinos gave the debate a multicultural twist, with allies of Indian gambling arguing that a new industry was creating opportunity for previously impoverished tribes. Democrats, with their long ties to Native American interests, often backed the tribes.

7. Three Original Sentences
It was a motley performance.
She wore a motley dress to the dance that night.
The magician wore a motley assortment of bright clothes.

8. Interesting Information Origin Or History Of Word
From Wikipedia:
-Motley refers to the traditional costume of the Court jester
or the Harlequin character in Commedia dell’arte. The latter
wears a patchwork of red, green, and blue diamonds that is still
a fashion motif.

9. Interesting Information Origin Or History Of Word
From Wikipedia:
-Motley refers to the traditional costume of the Court jester
or the Harlequin character in Commedia Dell’arte. The latter
wears a patchwork of red, green, and blue diamonds that is still
a fashion motif.