different between mosaic vs motley

English

Alternative forms

• mosaick (obsolete)
• musaic (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French mosaïque, from Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin museum, musaeum, probably from Ancient Greek ???????? (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (????? (Moûsa)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m???ze?k/, /m???ze?.?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mo??ze?.?k/, /mo??ze?k/
• Rhymes: -e?k, -e??k

Noun

mosaic (countable and uncountable, plural mosaics)

1. A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
2. (genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.
3. (phytopathology) Any of several viral diseases that cause mosaic-like patterns to appear on leaves.
4. A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.

Derived terms

• mosaicist

Translations

Adjective

mosaic (not comparable)

1. (of an individual) Containing cells of varying genetic constitution.

Related terms

• alphamosaic
• mosaicism
• mosaicist
• photomosaic

See also

• intarsia
• mosaic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mosaic (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Redslob, Gustav Moritz (1860) , “Über den Ausdruck „Mosaïk“”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, volume 14, pages 663–678

Anagrams

• Amicos, Samoic

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /mo?zajk/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /mu?zajk/

Noun

mosaic m (plural mosaics)

1. mosaic

Friulian

Noun

mosaic m (plural mosaics)

1. mosaic

English

Etymology

From Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), late 14th c., from Old English mot (“speck”), cognate with mote.

Equivalent to mottle +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?tli/

Adjective

motley (comparative more motley or motlier, superlative most motley or motliest)

1. Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.

   Synonyms: heterogeneous, diverse, manifold; see also Thesaurus:heterogeneous
2. Having many colours; variegated.

   Synonyms: colorful, prismatic, variegated; see also Thesaurus:multicolored

Derived terms

• motley crew

Translations

Noun

motley (plural motleys)

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

Translations

Anagrams

• etymol.