motley vs material

material vs motley

motley and material both are nouns.

motley and material both are adjectives.

motley is a verb but material is not a verb.

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

As nouns, material is a hypernym of motley; that is, material is a word with a broader meaning than motley:

motley: a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
material: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of motley include cloth, fabric, textile.

motley (noun)	material (noun)
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)	things needed for doing or making something
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things	information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
	a person judged suitable for admission or employment
	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

motley (adjective)	material (adjective)
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly	derived from or composed of matter
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds	directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
	having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
	having material or physical form or substance
	concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
	concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

motley (verb)	material (verb)
make motley; color with different colors
make something more diverse and varied

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