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homely

[ hohm-lee ]

adjective

homelier, homeliest.
  1. lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive:

    a homely child.

  2. not having elegance, refinement, or cultivation.
  3. proper or suited to the home or to ordinary domestic life; plain; unpretentious:

    homely food.

  4. commonly seen or known.


homely

/ ˈ³óəʊ³¾±ôɪ /

adjective

  1. characteristic of or suited to the ordinary home; unpretentious
  2. of a person
    1. warm and domesticated in manner or appearance
    2. plain or ugly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ó´Ç³¾±ð±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of homely1

First recorded in 1300–50, homely is from the Middle English word homly. See home, -ly
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Synonym Study

Simple, homely ( homey ), homelike, plain imply absence of adornment or embellishment. Something that is simple is not elaborate or complex: a simple kind of dress. In the United States, homely usually suggests absence of natural beauty: an unattractive person almost homely enough to be called ugly. In England, the word suggests a wholesome simplicity without artificial refinement or elegance; since it characterizes that which is comfortable and attractive, it is equivalent to homey : a homely cottage. Homelike also emphasizes comfort and attractiveness, but it conveys less strongly than does homey a sense of intimate security: a homelike interior, arrangement, atmosphere. Something that is plain has little or no adornment: expensive but plain clothing.
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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.

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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.

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On the other side, we saw the homely flicker of torches in the distance.

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Smith is miscast as Myrtle, for a start: Her onstage bearing exudes a homely approachability rather than high-strung poise or inscrutable aloofness.

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“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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