homyhomeyadj.

Brit.

/ˈhəʊmi/, U.S.

/ˈhoʊmi/

Etymology: < home n.¹ + -y suffix¹. For analogical spelling, compare bony, limy.

colloquial.

Resembling or suggestive of home; home-like; having the feeling of home; homish.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [adjective] > of or belonging to home > resembling home

homish1789

homelike1794

homy1856

1856 C. Kingsley in Lett. & Memories (1877) I. 488 I like to..feel ‘homey’ wherever I be.

1864 C. Kingsley Lett. (1877) II. 194 I saw..plenty of our dear English ‘lady's smock’ in the wet meadows near here [i.e. Bayonne], which looked very homy.

1870 A. D. T. Whitney We Girls ix. 145 ‘What a beautiful old home-y house it is!’ ‘And what a home-y family!’

Derivatives

ˈhominess n. homy quality or character, homelikeness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > homeliness or familiarity

homeliness1402

homeliheadc1450

habit1586

hominess1885

1885 Roe Driven back to Eden 69 A sense of rest, quiet, comfort, and hominess.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Apr. 11/2 The ‘Hominess’ of the French Character.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	homy
释义	homyhomeyadj. Brit. /ˈhəʊmi/, U.S. /ˈhoʊmi/ Etymology: < home n.¹ + -y suffix¹. For analogical spelling, compare bony, limy. colloquial. Resembling or suggestive of home; home-like; having the feeling of home; homish. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [adjective] > of or belonging to home > resembling home homish1789 homelike1794 homy1856 1856 C. Kingsley in Lett. & Memories (1877) I. 488 I like to..feel ‘homey’ wherever I be. 1864 C. Kingsley Lett. (1877) II. 194 I saw..plenty of our dear English ‘lady's smock’ in the wet meadows near here [i.e. Bayonne], which looked very homy. 1870 A. D. T. Whitney We Girls ix. 145 ‘What a beautiful old home-y house it is!’ ‘And what a home-y family!’ Derivatives ˈhominess n. homy quality or character, homelikeness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > homeliness or familiarity homeliness1402 homeliheadc1450 habit1586 hominess1885 1885 Roe Driven back to Eden 69 A sense of rest, quiet, comfort, and hominess. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Apr. 11/2 The ‘Hominess’ of the French Character. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1856
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