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Homely Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Homely? [adj] lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face" [adj] having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [adj] without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners" [adj] plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Homely: comfortable \| comfy \| homelike \| homey \| homy \| inelegant \| plain \| unattractive Related Terms \| Find terms related to Homely: affable \| amiable \| ascetic \| Attic \| austere \| Babbittish \| bald \| bare \| baseborn \| basic \| beautiless \| below the salt \| blemished \| blotted \| Bohemian \| bourgeois \| cacophonic \| cacophonous \| campy \| candid \| casual \| chaste \| cheerful \| classic \| classical \| cockney \| comfortable \| comfy \| commodious \| common \| commonplace \| congenial \| contented \| convenient \| cordial \| cosy \| cozy \| cushioned \| cushiony \| cushy \| defaced \| degage \| direct \| disfigured \| domestic \| dry \| dull \| dysphemistic \| dysphemized \| easeful \| easy \| easygoing \| elementary \| essential \| everyday \| familiar \| folksy \| frank \| free and easy \| friendly \| fundamental \| garden \| garden-variety \| general \| gracious \| haymish \| high-camp \| homelike \| homespun \| homey \| homish \| homogeneous \| household \| humble \| humble-looking \| humblest \| humble-visaged \| ill-favored \| indivisible \| inelegant \| informal \| inglorious \| innocuous \| intimate \| irreducible \| irregular \| kitschy \| lean \| least \| lived-in \| loose \| low \| lowborn \| lowbred \| low-camp \| lowest \| lowliest \| lowly \| luxurious \| marred \| matter-of-fact \| mean \| mere \| modest \| monolithic \| natural \| neat \| nonclerical \| nondescript \| of a piece \| offhand \| offhanded \| open \| ordinary \| peaceful \| Philistine \| plain \| plain-speaking \| plain-spoken \| plebeian \| poor \| pop \| popular \| primal \| primary \| prosaic \| prosing \| prosy \| public \| pure \| pure and simple \| relaxed \| relaxing \| reposeful \| restful \| roomy \| rude \| rustic \| serene \| severe \| shabby-genteel \| short on looks \| simon-pure \| simple \| simple-speaking \| single \| small \| snug \| sober \| sociable \| soft \| spare \| Spartan \| spoiled \| stark \| straightforward \| teachable \| third-estate \| tranquil \| uglified \| ugly \| ugly as hell \| ugly as sin \| unadorned \| unaesthetic \| unaffected \| unalluring \| unassuming \| unattractive \| unbeauteous \| unbeautiful \| unceremonious \| uncluttered \| uncomely \| unconstrained \| unconventional \| undifferenced \| undifferentiated \| undistinguished \| unelaborate \| ungarnished \| ungenteel \| unhandsome \| uniform \| unimaginative \| unimportant \| unlovely \| unofficial \| unornamented \| unostentatious \| unpleasing \| unpoetical \| unpretending \| unpretentious \| unpretty \| unsightly \| unsophisticated \| unstudied \| unvarnished \| vernacular \| vulgar \| warm \| workaday \| workday See Also \| Homely In Webster's Dictionary \Home"ly\, a. [Compar. {Homelier}; superl. {Homeliest}.] [From {Home}, n.] 1. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic] With all these men I was right homely, and communed with, them long and oft. --Foxe. Their homely joys, and destiny obscure. --Gray. 2. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners. Now Strephon daily entertains His Chloe in the homeliest strains. --Pope. 3. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to {handsome}. None so homely but loves a looking-glass. --South. \Home"ly\, adv. Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.] --Spenser.

Homely Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Homely?

[adj] lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
[adj] having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
[adj] without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners"
[adj] plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"

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Homely In Webster's Dictionary

\Home"ly\, a. [Compar. {Homelier}; superl. {Homeliest}.]
[From {Home}, n.]
1. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home;
   domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic]

         With all these men I was right homely, and communed
         with, them long and oft.              --Foxe.

         Their homely joys, and destiny obscure. --Gray.

2. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a
   homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely
   manners.

         Now Strephon daily entertains His Chloe in the
         homeliest strains.                    --Pope.

3. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to
   {handsome}.

         None so homely but loves a looking-glass. --South.


\Home"ly\, adv.
Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.]
--Spenser.

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