Patchwork

Quick meaning: Patchwork is a noun meaning A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.

Meaning

A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) Any kind of creation that makes use of many different aspects to create one whole piece.
2. (transitive) To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
3. (transitive) To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
4. (derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.

Example Sentences

Bill took all of his poetry and put it together in a folder. It made up a patchwork of his life.

Proponents of an AI moratorium had argued that a patchwork of state and local AI laws is hindering progress in the AI industry and the ability of U.S. firms to compete with China.

Everything about China is super-sized: The five new parks, which in some cases stitched together an older patchwork of conservation zones, sprawl across more than 88,800 square miles of territory—a protected area more than 25 times the size of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.

The wider North West and Central Region is itself a microcosm of the industry's complexity. Covering the approaches to London Euston, stretching through Birmingham and the West Midlands, and reaching Manchester, Liverpool and beyond, it is a patchwork of overlapping markets, political geographies, and infrastructure types.

Word Forms

• patchworks
• patchworking
• patchworked

Synonyms for patchwork

Depending on context, synonyms include hodgepodge, jumble.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hodgepodge, jumble, tapestry, quilt, blanket, jigsaw.

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