motley vs selection

selection vs motley

motley and selection both are nouns.

motley is an adjective but selection is not an adjective.

motley is a verb but selection is not a verb.

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

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

motley: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
selection: an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

Other hyponyms of motley include grab bag, witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth, range, farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, alphabet soup, sampler.

motley (noun)	selection (noun)
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England	the act of choosing or selecting
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)	the person or thing chosen or selected
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things	a passage selected from a larger work
	an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
	a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

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

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

Difference between motley and selection

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