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come·ly C0502100 (kŭm′lē)adj. come·li·er, come·li·est 1. Pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive. See Synonyms at beautiful.2. Suitable; seemly: comely behavior. [Middle English comli, alteration (probably influenced by bicomli, seemly) of cumli, from Old English cȳmlic, lovely, delicate, from cȳme, beautiful.] come′li·ness n.comely (ˈkʌmlɪ) adj, -lier or -liestarchaic good-looking; attractive[Old English cӯmlīc beautiful; related to Old High German cūmi frail, Middle High German komlīche suitably] ˈcomeliness ncome•ly (ˈkʌm li, ˈkɒm-, ˈkoʊm-) adj. -li•er, -li•est. 1. pleasing in appearance; attractive; good-looking. 2. proper; seemly; becoming. [before 1000; Middle English cumli, Old English cȳmlīc lovely =cȳme exquisite (c. Middle High German kūme weak, tender) + -līc -ly] come′li•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | comely - according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"becoming, comme il faut, seemly, decent, decorousproper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" | | 2. | comely - very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"bonnie, bonny, sightly, fairbeautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" |
comelyadjective1. (Old-fashioned) good-looking, pretty, fair, beautiful, attractive, lovely, handsome, blooming, cute, graceful, becoming, pleasing, wholesome, bonny, winsome, buxom She was a large, comely girl with a mass of dark brown hair. homely, plain, ugly, unattractive, distasteful, repulsive, disagreeable, mumsycomelyadjective1. Having qualities that delight the eye:attractive, beauteous, beautiful, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.Scots: bonny.Idiom: easy on the eyes.2. Conforming to accepted standards:becoming, befitting, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly.Translationscomely (ˈkamli) adjective (usually of women) pleasant to look at. 標致的 标致的ˈcomeliness noun 標致 秀丽comely
Synonyms for comelyadj good-lookingSynonyms- good-looking
- pretty
- fair
- beautiful
- attractive
- lovely
- handsome
- blooming
- cute
- graceful
- becoming
- pleasing
- wholesome
- bonny
- winsome
- buxom
Antonyms- homely
- plain
- ugly
- unattractive
- distasteful
- repulsive
- disagreeable
- mumsy
Synonyms for comelyadj having qualities that delight the eyeSynonyms- attractive
- beauteous
- beautiful
- fair
- good-looking
- gorgeous
- handsome
- lovely
- pretty
- pulchritudinous
- ravishing
- sightly
- stunning
- bonny
adj conforming to accepted standardsSynonyms- becoming
- befitting
- comme il faut
- correct
- decent
- decorous
- de rigueur
- nice
- proper
- respectable
- right
- seemly
Synonyms for comelyadj according with custom or proprietySynonyms- becoming
- comme il faut
- seemly
- decent
- decorous
Related Wordsadj very pleasing to the eyeSynonymsRelated Words |