different between motley vs particoloured
motley
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)
- Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.
- Synonyms: heterogeneous, diverse, manifold; see also Thesaurus:heterogeneous
- Having many colours; variegated.
- Synonyms: colorful, prismatic, variegated; see also Thesaurus:multicolored
Derived terms
- motley crew
Translations
Noun
motley (plural motleys)
- An incongruous mixture.
- A jester's multicoloured clothes.
- (by extension) A jester; a fool.
Translations
Anagrams
- etymol.
motley From the web:
- what motley means
- what motley fool
- what motley crue members are still alive
- what motley crue looks like now
- what motley crue song are you
- what motley crue member died
- what motley crue member are you
- what motley crue album was john corabi
particoloured
English
Alternative forms
- particolored (US)
- parti-colored
Adjective
particoloured (comparative more particoloured, superlative most particoloured)
- Made up of sections having different, often bright, colours.
Synonyms
- motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also Thesaurus:multicolored
Derived terms
- particoloured bat
- particoloured bear
Translations
particoloured From the web:
- what does parti colored mean
- what is parti color
- what is a parti colored dog
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