color vs motley

motley vs color

color and motley both are nouns.

color and motley both are adjectives.

color and motley both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
color	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
motley	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, motley is a hyponym of color; that is, motley is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than color:

color: add color to
motley: make motley; color with different colors

Other hyponyms of color include blackwash, parti-color, polychrome, polychromise, polychromize, azure, empurple, purple, purpurate, aurify, verdigris, pinkify, incarnadine, brown, embrown, handcolor, handcolour, tinct, tinge, tint, touch, pigment, hue, imbue, retouch, silver, gray, grey, tone, redden, blotch, mottle, streak.

color (noun)	motley (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect	a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation	a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
the timbre of a musical sound	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
interest and variety and intensity
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
any material used for its color

color (adjective)	motley (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors	having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
	consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

color (verb)	motley (verb)
add color to	make motley; color with different colors
change color, often in an undesired manner	make something more diverse and varied
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias

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