homishadj.
/ˈhəʊmɪʃ/ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [adjective] > of or belonging to home
homelyc1384
householdc1384
meniala1387
hamald?a1400
domestical1459
home1552
householdly1557
homish1561
housal1611
domestica1616
domal1728
fireside1740
householdy1863
hearthrug1864
1561 Hollybush (title) A most Excellent and Perfecte Homish Apothecarye; or Homely Physick Booke.
1577 J. Dee Gen. Mem. Arte Nauig. 10 Nor homish Subject, or wauering vassal..durst..privily muster to Rebellion.
2. Resembling or suggestive of home; homelike.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [adjective] > of or belonging to home > resembling home
homish1789
homelike1794
homy1856
1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 327 The gardens have a homeish and Bath-like look.
1838 W. H. Prescott in G. Ticknor Life W. H. Prescott (1864) 114 The complexion of Anna's sentiments looked rather homeish.
Derivatives
ˈhomishness n. homish quality.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun] > home > quality
homishness1835
homeness1839
homelikeness1851
1835 New Monthly Mag. 43 15 [Pictures] add a ‘homeishness’ to the rooms.
1889 Spectator 14 Sept. As for the squalor of the streets, they cease in a short time to perceive it, or even derive from it a sense of homishness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1561