sampler vs motley

motley vs sampler

sampler and motley both are nouns.

sampler is not an adjective while motley is an adjective.

sampler is not a verb while motley is a verb.

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

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

sampler: an assortment of various samples
motley: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Other hypernyms of sampler include assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety.

sampler (noun)	motley (noun)
a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches	a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something	a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
an assortment of various samples	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
someone who samples food or drink for its quality

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

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

Difference between sampler and motley

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