motley
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
a great assortment of cars was on display
Types & categories
- collection hypernym
- grab bag hyponym
- witches' brew hyponym
- range hyponym
- selection hyponym
- ragbag hyponym
- alphabet soup hyponym
- sampler hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make something more diverse and varied
Vary the menu
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- variation derivation
- diversification derivation
- assortment derivation
- variant derivation
- varying derivation
Sense 3 adjective
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
Related & opposite
- assortment derivation
- heterogenous similar to
Sense 4 noun
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
Types & categories
- garment hypernym
Parts & wholes
- motley substance meronym
Related & opposite
- multicolor derivation
Sense 5 verb
make motley; color with different colors
Types & categories
- color hypernym
Related & opposite
- motley derivation
Sense 6 adjective
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
a jester dressed in motley
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
Types & categories
- fabric hypernym
Parts & wholes
- motley substance holonym
Related & opposite
- parti-color derivation
- multicolor derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mix |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | motley |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | motley |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | collection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grab bag |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | witches' brew |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | range |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | selection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ragbag |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alphabet soup |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sampler |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | variation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | diversification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | assortment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | variant |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | varying |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | diversify |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | checker |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | assortment |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | heterogenous |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | multicolor |
| 4 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | motley |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | garment |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | motley |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | color |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | calico |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | motley |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | motley |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | colored |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | parti-color |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | multicolor |
| 7 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | motley |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | fabric |