Homely

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not attractive or good-looking: a homely child.
  • adj. Lacking elegance or refinement: homely furniture.
  • adj. Of a simple or unpretentious nature; plain: homely truths.
  • adj. Characteristic of the home or of home life: homely skills.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
  • adj. Proficient in skills needed to maintain a home (see homemaker).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate.
  • adj. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished
  • adj. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; ugly; -- usually used of people, especially women; -- contrary to handsome.
  • ad. Plainly; rudely; coarsely.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or belonging to home or the household; domestic.
  • Familiar; intimate.
  • Of domestic character or quality; hence, simple; plain; rude; coarse; not fine or elegant: as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare.
  • Plain; without particular beauty of features, form, or color: as, a homely face.
  • Familiarly; plainly; rudely; simply; coarsely.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. without artificial refinement or elegance
  • adj. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
  • adj. lacking in physical beauty or proportion
  • adj. plain and unpretentious
  • Equivalent
    inelegant    comfy    comfortable    unattractive    plain   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    homeliest    homelier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    domestic    familiar    intimate    plain    unpretending    unpolished    uncomely    ugly    plainly    rudely   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pleasant    quaint    ugly    manly    humble    lively    vulgar    practical