Noun
1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things;
"a great assortment of cars was on display""he had a variety of disorders""a veritable smorgasbord of religions"2. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
3. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
Verb
1. make something more diverse and varied;
"Vary the menu"2. make motley; color with different colors
Adjective
1. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity);
"an arrangement of assorted spring flowers""assorted sizes""miscellaneous accessories""a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music""a motley crew""sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;
"a jester dressed in motley""the painted desert""a particolored dress""a piebald horse""pied daisies"