motleys
Mixed bag collections
Motleys is the plural of motley, referring to varied or diverse collections—especially incongruous mixtures of people or things: The audience was a motley of artists, businessmen, and drifters.
Historically, motleys were the multicolored garments worn by jesters and fools, though this sense is now rare outside historical contexts.
Differing in type
- assortedOf various sorts
- heterogeneousConsisting of dissimilar elements
- miscellaneousOf mixed composition
- mixedBlended from varied elements
eclectic · disparate · multifarious · manifold · pluralistic · diversified · nonuniform · composite
Marked with different colors
- piedHaving patchy coloring
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
- harlequinMasked comic servant character
polychromatic · prismatic · mottled · dappled · streaked · checkered · parti-colored · speckled
Unwise, gullible person
- harlequinMasked comic servant character
- buffoonLudicrous, clumsy fool
- clownComedic performer in makeup
- comedianProfessional humor performer
prankster · trickster · entertainer · court jester · cap and bells · comic · merrymaker · zany
varied
Differing in type
- assortedOf various sorts
- heterogeneousConsisting of dissimilar elements
- miscellaneousOf mixed composition
mixed · eclectic · disparate · multifarious · manifold · pluralistic · diversified · nonuniform · composite · blended
variegated
Marked with different colors
- piedHaving patchy coloring
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
harlequin · polychromatic · prismatic · mottled · dappled · streaked · checkered · parti-colored · speckled · splashed
fool
Unwise, gullible person
- harlequinMasked comic servant character
- buffoonLudicrous, clumsy fool
- clownComedic performer in makeup
comedian · prankster · trickster · entertainer · court jester · cap and bells · comic · merrymaker · zany · pantomime
quilt
Stuffed, stitched bed covering
pieced · stitched · sewn · applique · textile · handmade · blanket · piecework · scraps · remnants
motleysuniformities
Instances of sameness
homogeneities · monoliths · monocultures · consistencies · conformities
- motley crewDiverse, disorganized group
- Motley CrueEighties glam metal band
- motley foolMulticolored court jester