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Made up of people or things of different types

Having many colours

Consisting of many things of different sorts

Having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature

Indicating a large number

A person formerly kept in a royal or noble household to amuse with jests and pranks

An unorganized collection or mixture of various things

An unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value

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Adjective

Made up of people or things of different types

multicoloured^UK

multicolored^US

“Set in medieval Asia, it follows a motley crew of diplomats, soldiers and slaves from the kingdom of Koryo as they are rejected and exiled by China's ascendant Ming lords.”

Adjective

Having many colours

multicolored^US

multicoloured^UK

like an explosion in a paint factory

looking like an explosion in a paint factory

many-splendoured

rainbow-colored

black and white

brown and white

of all the colours of the rainbow

bright-coloured

brightly coloured

highly-coloured

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

distinguishable

richly coloured

rainbow-coloured

brilliantly coloured

exhibitionistic

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“The ceremony was boring other than seeing faculty and the bishop dressed in their finest motley garments.”

Adjective

Consisting of many things of different sorts

disproportionate

distinguishable

an assortment of

many and various

many and different

of every description

encyclopedic^US

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

cross-disciplinary

encyclopaedic^UK

interdenominational

like night and day

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“… a ship with a motley crew of old salts, young adventurers, and shifty characters of all ages.”

Adjective

Having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature

straightforward

without ceremony

unsophisticated

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

non-restrictive

footloose and fancy-free

free as the wind

snug as a bug in a rug

self-controlled

live-and-let-live

cool, calm and collected

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Adjective

Indicating a large number

thick on the ground

too many to be counted

a great number of

a multiplicity of

a thousand and one

endless numbers of

incalculable numbers of

an incalculable number of

an infinite number of

infinite numbers of

large number of

multiplicity of

thousand-and-one

immeasurable numbers of

a whole bunch of

coming out of ears

a great deal of

an abundance of

many and different

occurring often

more than one can count

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Noun

A person formerly kept in a royal or noble household to amuse with jests and pranks

“The motleys with their colorful outfits.”

Noun

An unorganized collection or mixture of various things

omnium-gatherum

patchwork quilt

motley collection

omnium gatherum

scissors-and-paste job

random collection

random selection

Whitman's sampler

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

pig's breakfast

all shapes and sizes

homogenization^US

homogenisation^UK

everything but the kitchen sink

discombobulation

state of confusion

state of untidiness

an omnishambles

whole shooting match

whole enchilada

whole ball of wax

heterogeneous mixture

topsy-turviness

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“… a motley of old junk stored in the attic.”

Noun

An unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value

miscellaneous paraphernalia

bits and pieces

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