Meaning of HOMELY
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- [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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| | Synonyms: | | comfortable, comfy, homelike, homey, homy, inelegant, plain, unattractive |
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\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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