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Homely Common

Homely has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

lacking in physical beauty or proportion

"a homely child"

"several of the buildings were downright homely"

"a plain girl with a freckled face"

2

having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable

"the homely everyday atmosphere"

"a homey little inn"

3

plain and unpretentious

"homely truths"

"letters to his son full of homely advice"

"homely fare"

4

without artificial refinement or elegance

"plain homely furniture"

"homely manners"

5

Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cozy.

Example Sentences
"a homely child" adjective
"several of the buildings were downright homely" adjective
"a plain girl with a freckled face" adjective
"the homely everyday atmosphere" adjective
"a homey little inn" adjective
"homely truths" adjective
"letters to his son full of homely advice" adjective
"homely fare" adjective
"plain homely furniture" adjective
"homely manners" adjective
See Also
lack homeliness silly unadorned beauty kind at home homy
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ely sely eely rely apely weely beely feely keely neely seely eyely rudely rifely sagely fakely dreely tidely sanely widely
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