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Engelsk tillægsord: motley

1. motley consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningAn arrangement of assorted spring flowers.
Assorted sizes.
Miscellaneous accessories.
A mixed program of baroque and contemporary music.
A motley crew.
Sundry sciences commonly known as social.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry


Termer med lignende betydningheterogeneous, heterogenous


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)homogeneous, homogenous

2. motley having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningA jester dressed in motley.
The painted desert.
A particolored dress.
A piebald horse.
Pied daisies.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)calico, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured


Termer med lignende betydningcolored, colorful, coloured


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)uncolored, uncoloured


Engelsk navneord: motley

1. motley (om gruppe) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningA great assortment of cars was on display.
He had a variety of disorders.
A veritable smorgasbord of religions.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety


Mindre specifikke termeraccumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection


Mere specifikke termeralphabet soup, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, range, sampler, selection, witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth

2. motley (om genstand) a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)


Mindre specifikke termergarment


Vedrærer disse specifikke termermotley

3. motley (om genstand) a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England


Mindre specifikke termercloth, fabric, material, textile


Vedrærer disse overordnede termermotley


Engelsk udsagnsord: motley

1. motley (om ændring) make something more diverse and varied


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningVary the menu.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)variegate, vary


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerdiversify


Mere specifikke termerchecker, chequer

2. motley (om ændring) make motley; color with different colors


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)parti-color


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Mindre specifikke termercolor, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize









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