motley

/ˈmɒt.li/

意味: 雑多なもの、寄せ集め

例文: Fluffin wore a motley outfit.
　　  フラフィンがカラフルな衣装を着た。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: motley crew(雑多な集団), motley assortment(雑多な品揃え), motley collection(雑多なコレクション)

定義: さまざまな種類や色が混ざり合った、雑多な、または多様なものを指します。たとえば、色や形が異なるものが一緒に集まっている状態を表します。

motleyは約800,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Noun: a garment made of motley (especially a court jester’s costume)
Noun: a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
Verb: make something more diverse and varied
Verb: make motley; color with different colors
Adjective: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; ; ; ; ; ; – I.A.Richards
Adjective: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb, Adjective

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The motley crowd gathered at the festival.(祭りに雑多な人々が集まった。)
She wore a motley outfit to the party.(彼女はパーティーで奇抜な服を着ていた。)
His motley collection of books fascinated visitors.(彼の雑多な本のコレクションは訪問者を魅了した。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: a great assortment of cars was on display
Noun: he had a variety of disorders
Noun: a veritable smorgasbord of religions
Verb: Vary the menu
Adjective: an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
Adjective: assorted sizes
Adjective: miscellaneous accessories
Adjective: a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
Adjective: a motley crew
Adjective: sundry sciences commonly known as social
Adjective: a jester dressed in motley
Adjective: the painted desert
Adjective: a particolored dress
Adjective: a piebald horse
Adjective: pied daisies

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): assorted, assortment, calico, miscellanea, miscellaneous, miscellany, mixed, mixed bag, mixture, motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, parti-color, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, sundry, varicolored, varicoloured, variegate, variety, vary

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): collection, color, diversify, fabric, garment

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): aba, acrylic, aertex, agglomeration, alpaca, ana, armamentarium, art collection, asia, assortment, aurify, aviation, azure, backlog, baize, basket weave, batch, batik, batiste, battery, belting, biota, blackwash, block, bombazine, book, bottle collection, boucle, breechcloth, broadcloth, brocade, buckram, bunch, bunting, burqa, calico, cambric, camel’s hair, camlet, camouflage, canopy, canvas, cashmere, central america, cerecloth, challis, chambray, chenille, chiffon, chino, chintz, class, coating, cobweb, coin collection, collage, combination, congregation, content, convoy, cord, corpus, cotton, cotton flannel, crepe, cretonne, crinoline, crop, damask, data, defense, denim, diamante, diaper, dimity, doeskin, drapery, duck, duffel, elastic, embrown, ensemble, etamine, europe, exhibition, faille, fauna, felt, fiber, findings, flagging, flannel, flannelette, fleece, fleet, flinders, foulard, free world, frieze, fur, fustian, gabardine, galaxy, generally accepted accounting principles, georgette, gimmickry, gingham, gown, grey, grogram, grosgrain, haik, haircloth, hand, hand-me-down, handcolor, head covering, herbarium, herringbone, hit parade, homespun, hopsacking, horsehair, hose, imbue, incarnadine, ironing, jaconet, jacquard, job lot, judaica, jump suit, kanzu, khadi, khaki, kludge, knit, lace, lame, laundry, law, leatherette, legging, leotard, library, linen, linsey-woolsey, lint, lisle, long suit, mackinaw, mackintosh, madras, mail, marseille, mass, menagerie, mending, metallic, mohair, moire, moleskin, monk’s cloth, moquette, moreen, motley, mottle, mousseline de sole, muslin, mythology, nankeen, neckwear, net, ninon, north america, nuclear club, nylon, oilcloth, olive drab, oort cloud, organza, overgarment, pack, package, paisley, pantheon, panting, peplos, pepper-and-salt, percale, permanent press, petting zoo, pharmacopoeia, piece of cloth, pigment, pile, pilot cloth, pina cloth, pinkify, pinstripe, pique, planting, plush, polychrome, polyester, pongee, poplin, population, print, procession, prosecution, purple, quilting, raglan, rayon, redden, rep, repertoire, repertory, retouch, reversible, robe, rogue’s gallery, romper, sackcloth, sacking, sailcloth, samite, sateen, satin, satinet, scapular, scarf, screening, scrim, sealskin, seersucker, separate, serge, set, shag, shantung, sharkskin, sheeting, shirt, shirting, shirttail, signage, silesia, silk, silks, silver, skirt, smithereens, south america, spandex, sponge cloth, stammel, stamp collection, statuary, stomacher, straitjacket, string, suede cloth, suit, suiting, sum, sunsuit, swaddling clothes, swan’s down, sweat suit, sweater, swimsuit, taffeta, tammy, tapa, tapestry, tartan, tenantry, terry, third world, ticking, tint, tone, toweling, traffic, treasure, treasure trove, trinketry, troponymy, trouser, tweed, twill, undergarment, upholstery material, vary, vegetation, velcro, velour, velvet, velveteen, verdigris, vest, victoriana, vicuna, viyella, voile, wardrobe, wash-and-wear, waterproof, web, webbing, weeds, wet suit, whipcord, wincey, wire cloth, wool, worsted, wraparound, yoke

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): alphabet soup, checker, grab bag, odds and ends, range, sampler, selection, witches’ brew

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: calico, mix, motley, variable, variant, variation, variegation

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: law

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

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Suffixes(接尾辞): y

Exam Level

英検1級

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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