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motleys

motleys is the plural of motley.

motleys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of motley.

Meaning of motley

Noun

motley (countable and uncountable, plural motleys)

  1. An incongruous mixture.
  2. (uncountable) A jester's multicoloured clothes.
  3. (broadly, countable, figuratively) A jester; a fool.
    • Wil you be married, Motley?c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Proper noun capitalized: Motleys

Motleys

  1. (plural) plural of Motley

Questions about motleys

What is motleys the plural of?
Motleys is the plural of motley.
What part of speech is motleys?
Motleys is a proper noun.

Words near motleys in the dictionary

  1. motleyed
  2. motleyer
  3. motleyest
  4. motleying
  5. motleyness
  6. motleys
  7. motlier
  8. motliest
  9. motlopi
  10. motlopis
  11. motmot

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