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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024home•ly /ˈhoʊmli/USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est. - unattractive;
plain:a homely but lovable puppy. - simple;
unpretentious:homely food.
home•li•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024home•ly (hōm′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est. - lacking in physical attractiveness;
not beautiful;
unattractive:a homely child. - not having elegance, refinement, or cultivation.
- proper or suited to the home or to ordinary domestic life;
plain;
unpretentious:homely food. - commonly seen or known.
- Middle English homly. See home, -ly 1300–50
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Simple, homely (homey), homelike, plain imply absence of adornment or embellishment. Something that is simple is not elaborate or complex:a simple kind of dress.In the United States, homely usually suggests absence of natural beauty:an unattractive person almost homely enough to be called ugly.In England, the word suggests a wholesome simplicity without artificial refinement or elegance; since it characterizes that which is comfortable and attractive, it is equivalent to homey:a homely cottage.Homelike also emphasizes comfort and attractiveness, but it conveys less strongly than does homey a sense of intimate security:a homelike interior, arrangement, atmosphere.Something that is plain has little or no adornment:expensive but plain clothing.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: homely /ˈhəʊmlɪ/ adj ( -lier, -liest)- characteristic of or suited to the ordinary home; unpretentious
- (of a person) Brit warm and domesticated in manner or appearance
- chiefly US Canadian plain or ugly
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