|
|
home·ly
 homely
|
|
- pronunciation:
- hom
li
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
homelier, homeliest |
| definition 1: |
lacking beauty; plain; unattractive.
The animal shelter had not yet found anyone to adopt the homely puppy.- synonyms:
- ill-favored, plain
- antonyms:
- attractive, comely
- similar words:
- commonplace, ordinary
|
| definition 2: |
not having elegance or style.
She wasn't interested in fashion and was quite content to wear homely dresses.- synonyms:
- common, inelegant, ordinary
- similar words:
- clumsy, commonplace, drab, graceless, plain
|
| definition 3: |
simple, direct, and unpretentious.
As she was a plain-spoken person herself, his homely manner appealed to her.- synonyms:
- artless, plain, simple, unaffected, unpretentious, unsophisticated
- similar words:
- down-home, modest, natural
|
| related words: |
prosaic, ugly |
|
|
|
|
| derivation: |
homeliness (n.) |
|
|