About The Word Homeliness

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Homeliness

Homeliness Meaning & Definition
Homeliness Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Homeliness?

[n] an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"
[n] lacking stylishness or neatness

Synonyms | Synonyms for Homeliness: dowdiness | drabness | plainness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Homeliness:

See Also | appearance | inelegance | visual aspect

Homeliness In Webster's Dictionary

\Home"li*ness\, n. [From {Homely}.] 1. Domesticity; care of home. [Obs.] ``Wifely homeliness.'' --Chaucer. 2. Familiarity; intimacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. Plainness; want of elegance or beauty. 4. Coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the homeliness of manners, or language. --Addison.

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