Motley vs Hybrid - What's the difference?
motley | hybrid | Synonyms |
Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity; heterogeneous.
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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
Having many colours; variegated.
An incongruous mixture.
A jester's multicoloured clothes.
(by extension) A jester; a fool.
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(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
Something of mixed origin or composition.
A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
Short for hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
(golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
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Motley is a synonym of hybrid.
As adjectives the difference between motley and hybrid
is that motley is comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity; heterogeneous while hybrid is consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.As nouns the difference between motley and hybrid
is that motley is an incongruous mixture while hybrid is (biology) offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, eg two different species or two purebred parent strains.motley
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
(en noun)- Will you be married, motley ?
- Alas, 'tis true, I have gone here and there, / And made myself a motley to the view,