motley

English

Adjective

motley (comparative more motley, superlative most motley)

1. Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity; heterogeneous
2. Having many colours; variegated

Translations

comprising greatly varied elements

• Dutch: bont (nl)
• Finnish: sekalainen (fi)
• German: zusammengewürfelt (de)

• Italian: variegato (it), eterogeneo (it)
• Persian: آمیخته (fa) (âmixta(e))
• Russian: разношёрстный (ru) (raznošórstnyj) (partly)
• Spanish: mezcolanza (es) f, batiburrillo (es) m

having many colours; variegated

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 五顏六色 (cmn), 五颜六色 (cmn) (wǔyánliùsè)

• Dutch: bont (nl)
• Finnish: kirjava (fi)
• German: bunt (de)
• Italian: multicolore (it), variegato (it)

• Japanese: 雑色 (ja) (ざっしょく, zasshoku)
• Persian: رنگارنگ (fa) (rangârang)
• Russian: разноцветный (ru) (raznocvétnyj), пёстрый (ru) (pjóstryj)
• Spanish: abigarrado (es) m

Noun

motley (plural motleys)

1. A jester's multicoloured clothes
2. An incongruous mixture

Translations

an incongruous mixture

• Persian: ناهمگون (fa) (nāhamgun)
• Russian: пестрота (ru) (pestrota) f, мешанина (ru) (mešanina) f