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homely
[ hohm-lee ]
adjective
- lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive:
a homely child.
- not having elegance, refinement, or cultivation.
- proper or suited to the home or to ordinary domestic life; plain; unpretentious:
homely food.
- commonly seen or known.
homely
/ ˈ³óəʊ³¾±ôɪ /
adjective
- characteristic of or suited to the ordinary home; unpretentious
- of a person
- warm and domesticated in manner or appearance
- plain or ugly
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó´Ç³¾±ð±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó´Ç³¾±ðl¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- over·³ó´Ç³¾±ðl¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ´Çv±ð°ù·³ó´Ç³¾±ðl²â adjective
- un·³ó´Ç³¾±ðl¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ³Ü²Ô·³ó´Ç³¾±ðl²â adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The firms today have innocuous, homely names such as Dave.com and Brigit; their websites are adorned with stock photos of young people and families evidently basking in the relief of a short-term financial crisis averted.
At the game’s outset, the calm before the unleashing of a cosmic horror storm, the player explores homely cabins littered with the paraphernalia of private lives: comforting trinkets, family photos.
On the other side, we saw the homely flicker of torches in the distance.
Smith is miscast as Myrtle, for a start: Her onstage bearing exudes a homely approachability rather than high-strung poise or inscrutable aloofness.
“Our department was — I mean, folks were a little bit homely, so they were all really intimidated by Ariana because she came in looking like a leading lady,†Sloss says.
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