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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈmɒtli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑtli/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-motley.wav Forms: more motley [comparative], motlier [comparative], motleyer [comparative], most motley [superlative], motliest [superlative], motleyest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), from Old English mot (“speck”). Doublet of mote. The English word can be analysed as mottle + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|motle}} Middle English motle, {{der|en|xno|motteley|t=parti-colored}} Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), {{der|en|ang|mot|t=speck}} Old English mot (“speck”), {{doublet|en|mote}} Doublet of mote, {{suffix|en|mottle|y}} mottle + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|more|motlier|motleyer}} motley (comparative more motley or motlier or motleyer, superlative most motley or motliest or motleyest)
  1. Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity. Synonyms: heterogeneous, diverse, manifold, heterogeneous Translations (comprising greatly varied elements): խայտաբղետ (xaytabġet) (Armenian), разнороден (raznoroden) (Bulgarian), různorodý (Czech), nesourodý (Czech), pestrý (Czech), bont (Dutch), samengeraapt (Dutch), sekalainen (Finnish), hétéroclite (French), zusammengewürfelt (German), bunt zusammengeworfen (German), vielfältig (German), verschiedenartig (German), divers (German), heterogen (German), bunt (German), ετερόκλητος (eteróklitos) (Greek), ανομοιόμορφος (anomoiómorfos) (Greek), variegato (Italian), eterogeneo (Italian), ごちゃ混ぜの (gochamaze no) (Japanese), 寄せ集めの (yoseatsume no) (Japanese), разно́роден (raznóroden) (Macedonian), آمیخته (alt: âmixta(e)) (Persian), misto (Portuguese), pestriț (Romanian), variat (Romanian), felurit (Romanian), разношёрстный (raznošórstnyj) (english: partly) (Russian), heterogéneo (Spanish), variopinto (Spanish), variado (Spanish), abigarrado (Spanish), brokig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-motley-en-adj-FUV8Oql5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 6 7 41 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 5 9 44 3 Disambiguation of 'comprising greatly varied elements': 97 3
  2. Having many colours; variegated. Synonyms: colorful, prismatic, variegated, multicolored Translations (having many colours; variegated): сыбар (sıbar) (Bashkir), пъстър (pǎstǎr) (Bulgarian), шарен (šaren) (Bulgarian), 五顏六色 (Chinese Mandarin), 五颜六色 (wǔyánliùsè) (Chinese Mandarin), pestrý (Czech), různobarevný (Czech), strakatý (Czech), bont (Dutch), geschakeerd (Dutch), kirjava (Finnish), bigarré (French), bunt (German), vielfarbig (German), buntgefleckt (German), buntgemustert (German), buntgescheckt (German), kunterbunt (German), scheckig (German), πολύχρωμος (polýchromos) (Greek), multicolore (Italian), variegato (Italian), 雑色の (zasshoku no) (Japanese), margas (Lithuanian), ша́рен (šáren) (Macedonian), разно́боен (raznóboen) (Macedonian), رنگارنگ (rangârang) (Persian), bunt (Plautdietsch), variegado (Portuguese), pestriț (Romanian), vărgat (Romanian), multicolor (Romanian), разноцве́тный (raznocvétnyj) (Russian), пёстрый (pjóstryj) (Russian), abigarrado (Spanish), brokig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-motley-en-adj-Zbmk06ma Disambiguation of 'having many colours; variegated': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: motley crew, motley fool, motley iron, motleyness Related terms: mottled [adjective]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɒtli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑtli/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-motley.wav Forms: motleys [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), from Old English mot (“speck”). Doublet of mote. The English word can be analysed as mottle + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|motle}} Middle English motle, {{der|en|xno|motteley|t=parti-colored}} Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), {{der|en|ang|mot|t=speck}} Old English mot (“speck”), {{doublet|en|mote}} Doublet of mote, {{suffix|en|mottle|y}} mottle + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} motley (plural motleys)
  1. An incongruous mixture. Translations (incongruous mixture): сбирщина (sbirština) [feminine] (Bulgarian), všehochuť [feminine] (Czech), mengelmoes [feminine, masculine, neuter] (Dutch), sekasotku (Finnish), sekamelska (Finnish), Mischmasch [colloquial, masculine] (German), ごちゃ混ぜ (gochamaze) (Japanese), 寄せ集め (yoseatsume) (Japanese), меша́вина (mešávina) [feminine] (Macedonian), зби́рштина (zbírština) [feminine] (Macedonian), ناهمگون (nâhamgun) (Persian), amestecătură [feminine] (Romanian), пестрота (pestrota) [feminine] (Russian), мешани́на (mešanína) [feminine] (Russian), mezcolanza [feminine] (Spanish), batiburrillo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-motley-en-noun-trMDIdHM Disambiguation of 'incongruous mixture': 98 1 1
  2. A jester's multicoloured clothes.
    Sense id: en-motley-en-noun-7uOiIcGp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 6 7 41 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 30 12 9 45 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 9 3 50 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 5 9 44 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 4 2 54 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 19 9 3 55 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 22 11 4 54 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 10 6 53 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 8 4 52 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 10 4 56 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 11 4 54 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 9 5 56 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 10 5 54 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 37 8 6 47 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 7 3 59 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 7 3 59 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 19 9 3 55 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 19 9 3 55 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 9 6 50 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 18 9 4 55 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 15 3 1 81 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 9 3 55 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 22 11 4 54 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 7 3 59 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 6 2 61 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 10 3 54 9
  3. (by extension) A jester; a fool. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-motley-en-noun-mOAo5eWA

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "motley fool"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "name": "der"
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      "form": "more motley",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "motlier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "motleyer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most motley",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "motliest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "motleyest",
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        "superlative"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii], lines 906–907:",
          "text": "I met a fool i' th' forest, / A motley' fool.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:",
          "text": "Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 September 24, HarryBlank, “Working Wonders”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2024-05-25:",
          "text": "\"One of them can see you, and one of them can see an empty hallway.\" Reynders narrowed her bleary eyes — she wasn't wearing her glasses, for some reason — as though momentarily uncertain which sight she was seeing. She apparently decided in favour of their motley group. \"I'm the one who can see you. The one who can see you can talk to you. The one who can't talk to you can see you too, sometimes, but she doesn't want to because she knows you're not there. Where she is.\"",
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        "Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity."
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          "word": "heterogeneous"
        },
        {
          "word": "diverse"
        },
        {
          "word": "manifold"
        },
        {
          "word": "heterogeneous"
        }
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "xaytabġet",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "խայտաբղետ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "raznoroden",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "разнороден"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "různorodý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "nesourodý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "pestrý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "bont"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "samengeraapt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "sekalainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "hétéroclite"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "zusammengewürfelt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "bunt zusammengeworfen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "vielfältig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "verschiedenartig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "divers"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "heterogen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "bunt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "eteróklitos",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "ετερόκλητος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anomoiómorfos",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "ανομοιόμορφος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "variegato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "eterogeneo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gochamaze no",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "ごちゃ混ぜの"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yoseatsume no",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "寄せ集めの"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "raznóroden",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "разно́роден"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "alt": "âmixta(e)",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "آمیخته"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "misto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "pestriț"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "variat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "felurit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "partly",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raznošórstnyj",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "разношёрстный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "heterogéneo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "variopinto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "variado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "abigarrado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
          "word": "brokig"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Having many colours; variegated."
      ],
      "id": "en-motley-en-adj-Zbmk06ma",
      "links": [
        [
          "colour",
          "colour"
        ],
        [
          "variegated",
          "variegated"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "colorful"
        },
        {
          "word": "prismatic"
        },
        {
          "word": "variegated"
        },
        {
          "word": "multicolored"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "sıbar",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "сыбар"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pǎstǎr",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "пъстър"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "šaren",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "шарен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "五顏六色"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wǔyánliùsè",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "五颜六色"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "pestrý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "různobarevný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "strakatý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "bont"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "geschakeerd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "kirjava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "bigarré"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "bunt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "vielfarbig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "buntgefleckt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "buntgemustert"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "buntgescheckt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "kunterbunt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
          "word": "scheckig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
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          "lang": "Greek",
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          "word": "heterogeneous"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xaytabġet",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "խայտաբղետ"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "raznoroden",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "разнороден"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "různorodý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "nesourodý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "pestrý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "bont"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "samengeraapt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "sekalainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "hétéroclite"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "zusammengewürfelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "bunt zusammengeworfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "vielfältig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "verschiedenartig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "divers"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "heterogen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "bunt"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eteróklitos",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "ετερόκλητος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anomoiómorfos",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "ανομοιόμορφος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "variegato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "eterogeneo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gochamaze no",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "ごちゃ混ぜの"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yoseatsume no",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "寄せ集めの"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "raznóroden",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "разно́роден"
    },
    {
      "alt": "âmixta(e)",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "آمیخته"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "misto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "pestriț"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "variat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "felurit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "partly",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raznošórstnyj",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "разношёрстный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "heterogéneo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "variopinto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "variado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "abigarrado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
      "word": "brokig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "sıbar",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "сыбар"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pǎstǎr",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "пъстър"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "šaren",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "шарен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "五顏六色"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wǔyánliùsè",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "五颜六色"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "pestrý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "různobarevný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "strakatý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "bont"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "geschakeerd"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "kirjava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "bigarré"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "bunt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "vielfarbig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "buntgefleckt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "buntgemustert"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "buntgescheckt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "kunterbunt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "scheckig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "polýchromos",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "πολύχρωμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "multicolore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "variegato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zasshoku no",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "雑色の"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "margas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šáren",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "ша́рен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "raznóboen",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "разно́боен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "rangârang",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "رنگارنگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "bunt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "variegado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "pestriț"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "vărgat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "multicolor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raznocvétnyj",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "разноцве́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pjóstryj",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "пёстрый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "abigarrado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having many colours; variegated",
      "word": "brokig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "motley"
}

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    "English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -y",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Bashkir translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
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          "ref": "c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii], page 198, column 2, line 71:",
          "text": "Wil you be married, Motley?",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sbirština",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сбирщина"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "všehochuť"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mengelmoes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "word": "sekasotku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "word": "sekamelska"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mischmasch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gochamaze",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "word": "ごちゃ混ぜ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yoseatsume",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "word": "寄せ集め"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mešávina",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "меша́вина"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zbírština",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зби́рштина"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nâhamgun",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "word": "ناهمگون"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amestecătură"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pestrota",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пестрота"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mešanína",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мешани́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mezcolanza"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "incongruous mixture",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "batiburrillo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "motley"
}

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