homely

adjective

home·ly ˈhōm-lē How to pronounce homely (audio)

homelier; homeliest

: suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home

: being something familiar with which a person is comfortable and at ease : comfortable and familiar like home

satisfy themselves with houses, furniture, books and clothes that were worn and homely and friendly to the touch

Brendan Gill

: free from affectation : unaffectedly natural : simple

plain, homely prose

: not elaborate or complex

homely virtues

: plain or unattractive in appearance

a homely face

he's a bit homely

homeliness noun

Synonyms

grotesque
hideous
ill-favored
monstrous
ugly
unappealing
unattractive
unbeautiful
uncomely
unhandsome
unlovely
unpleasing
unpretty
unsightly
vile

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Example Sentences

She has a homely face. He's a bit homely but nice. the homely appeal of farm life

Recent Examples on the Web Hampton Court—a homely palace, like a kitchen garden for Versailles.

Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022 These homely delights, Risbridger asserts, will sustain us through dark times.

Jennifer Reese, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 Catherine Zeta-Jones got her start in this homely British series set in South East England in the 1950s.

Amy Mackelden, ELLE, 30 June 2022 The plot, set in frostbitten Wisconsin in 1907, was about a widower seeking a practical and homely mail-order bride and instead getting an ominous beauty.

Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 The reduced size makes for a truly bizarre and uncanny sight — highlighting its grim facades, its willfully homely form and the mammoth scale of its LED billboards, which have all the design grace of the drunk guy wearing a lampshade at the party.

Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2022 The look is soft, opaque at times, doing away with hi-def graphics for something more childlike, homely and calm — a video game that will likely inspire art that will grace many a parent’s fridge.

Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2022 The measure of its slipping prestige is that one tends to think of it only in connection with homely children and with United States senators who have been defeated, preferably in the primary, for re-election.

Joan Didion, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2014 It's made of solid brass because life's too short for homely plastic watering cans.

Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English homly, homely "belonging to a household, used at home, close, intimate, meek, tame, common, unattractive," from hom home entry 1 + -ly -ly entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	homely
释义	homely adjective home·ly ˈhōm-lē homelier; homeliest 1 : suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home 2 : being something familiar with which a person is comfortable and at ease : comfortable and familiar like home satisfy themselves with houses, furniture, books and clothes that were worn and homely and friendly to the touch Brendan Gill 3 a : free from affectation : unaffectedly natural : simple plain, homely prose b : not elaborate or complex homely virtues 4 : plain or unattractive in appearance a homely face he's a bit homely homeliness noun Synonyms grotesque hideous ill-favored monstrous ugly unappealing unattractive unbeautiful uncomely unhandsome unlovely unpleasing unpretty unsightly vile See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She has a homely face. He's a bit homely but nice. the homely appeal of farm life Recent Examples on the Web Hampton Court—a homely palace, like a kitchen garden for Versailles. Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022 These homely delights, Risbridger asserts, will sustain us through dark times. Jennifer Reese, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 Catherine Zeta-Jones got her start in this homely British series set in South East England in the 1950s. Amy Mackelden, ELLE, 30 June 2022 The plot, set in frostbitten Wisconsin in 1907, was about a widower seeking a practical and homely mail-order bride and instead getting an ominous beauty. Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 The reduced size makes for a truly bizarre and uncanny sight — highlighting its grim facades, its willfully homely form and the mammoth scale of its LED billboards, which have all the design grace of the drunk guy wearing a lampshade at the party. Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2022 The look is soft, opaque at times, doing away with hi-def graphics for something more childlike, homely and calm — a video game that will likely inspire art that will grace many a parent’s fridge. Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2022 The measure of its slipping prestige is that one tends to think of it only in connection with homely children and with United States senators who have been defeated, preferably in the primary, for re-election. Joan Didion, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2014 It's made of solid brass because life's too short for homely plastic watering cans. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English homly, homely "belonging to a household, used at home, close, intimate, meek, tame, common, unattractive," from hom home entry 1 + -ly -ly entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition homely adjective home·ly ˈhōm-lē homelier; homeliest 1 : not pretty or handsome a homely face 2 : suggesting home life homely comforts … there it was, a plain, homely little house … Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting homely adjective as in ugly unpleasant to look at along with thousands of other people, we entered our beloved pooch in a contest to find the homeliest dog in the country Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ugly unpleasing grotesque unattractive hideous uncomely unappealing unbeautiful unlovely disgusting awful unpretty unhandsome vile unsightly ill-favored loathsome repulsive revolting monstrous frumpy plain horrible horrid unshapely repugnant abominable appalling dreadful repellent sickening abhorrent unaesthetic frumpish nauseating distasteful gross unbecoming noisome repellant nauseous Antonyms & Near Antonyms attractive beautiful lovely handsome pretty comely cute aesthetic gorgeous fair beauteous esthetic stunning seemly goodly ravishing sightly aesthetical esthetical shapely fetching knockout bonny taking good-looking well-favored impressive prepossessing bonnie imposing drop-dead See More
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homely

adjective

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