motley
US: /ˈmɑtɫi/
UK: /mˈɒtli/
UK: /mˈɒtli/
English Vietnamese dictionary
motley /'mɔtli/
- tính từ
- sặc sỡ, nhiều màu
- a motley coat: áo sặc sỡ
- pha tạp
- a motley crowd: một đám đông pha tạp, một đám đông đủ hạng người
- sặc sỡ, nhiều màu
- danh từ
- gồn hợp, pha tạp, mớ pha tạp
- áo anh hề (màu sặc sỡ)
- to wear the motley: mặc áo hề, thủ vai hề
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
(disapproving) consisting of many different types of people or things that do not seem to belong together: She had a motley group of friends at college. + The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings. + The audience was a motley crew of students and tourists.
Concise English dictionary
motlier|motliest'mɑtlɪ /'mɒ-
noun
+a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
+a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
+a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
verb
+make something more diverse and varied
+make motley; color with different colors
adj.
+consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)
+having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
