motley vs color

color vs motley

motley and color both are nouns.

motley and color both are adjectives.

motley and color both are verbs.

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

As verbs, color is a hypernym of motley; that is, color is a word with a broader meaning than motley:

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

Other hypernyms of motley include color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize.

motley (noun)	color (noun)
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)	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 collection containing a variety of sorts of things	the timbre of a musical sound
	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

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

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

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