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Antonyms for homely

Grammar : Adj
Spell : hohm-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊm li

Definition of homely

Origin :
  • late 14c., "of or belonging to home or household, domestic," from Middle English hom "home" (see home (n.)) + -ly (2). Sense of "plain, unadorned, simple" is late 14c., and extension to "having a plain appearance, ugly, crude" took place c.1400, but now survives chiefly in U.S., especially in New England, where it was the usual term for "physically unattractive;" ugly being typically "ill-tempered."
  • adj ordinary, comfortable
  • adj unattractive
Example sentences :
  • Great was the interchange of news over the homely hearty meal.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • I think it was the homely smell of hot buttered toast that did it.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • It is kindly and homely to me to hear her voice and to feel that she is behind me.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Such reckoning, of course, only holds good of thrifty, homely France.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • And Barbara felt very grateful for all these homely kindnesses.
  • Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
  • She rested and fascinated him at once by her strength and homely charm.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • The homely beauty of it smote upon him, though it could not cheer.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • It breathed an open frankness, a sweet and homely warmth which were very engaging.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • The house was kept in a homely manner, and the condescension of Mr Blandois was infinite.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • And joyous hail the homely sign That so had spelled a hope divine!
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various

Synonyms for homely

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