Motley vs. Melange

Motleyadjective

Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.

Melangenoun

A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.

‘The room was a melange of comic books and posters.’;

Motleyadjective

Having many colours; variegated.

Melangenoun

A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.

Motleynoun

An incongruous mixture.

Melangenoun

(geology) A large-scale breccia formed in the accretionary wedge over a subductional environment.

Motleynoun

A jester's multicoloured clothes.

Melangenoun

A mixture; a medley.

Motleynoun

(by extension) A jester; a fool.

Melangenoun

a motley assortment of things

Motleyadjective

Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.

Motleyadjective

Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.

Motleyadjective

Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.

Motleynoun

A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.

Motleynoun

Hence, a jester, a fool.

Motleynoun

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

‘a great assortment of cars was on display’; ‘he had a variety of disorders’; ‘a veritable smorgasbord of religions’;

Motleynoun

a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)

Motleynoun

a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England

Motleyverb

make something more diverse and varied;

‘Vary the menu’;

Motleyverb

make motley; color with different colors

Motleyadjective

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity);

‘an 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’;

Motleyadjective

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;

‘a jester dressed in motley’; ‘the painted desert’; ‘a particolored dress’; ‘a piebald horse’; ‘pied daisies’;

Motley

Motley is the traditional costume of the court jester, fool, or the harlequin character in commedia dell'arte. The harlequin wears a patchwork of red, green and blue diamonds that is still a fashion motif.