Definitions for: Homely

[adj] lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
[adj] having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
[adj] without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners"
[adj] plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"

Webster (1913) Definition: Home"ly, a. [Compar. Homelier; superl. Homeliest.]
[From Home, n.]
1. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home;
domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic]

With all these men I was right homely, and communed
with, them long and oft. --Foxe.

Their homely joys, and destiny obscure. --Gray.

2. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a
homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely
manners.

Now Strephon daily entertains His Chloe in the
homeliest strains. --Pope.

3. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to
handsome.

None so homely but loves a looking-glass. --South.

Home"ly, adv.
Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.]
--Spenser.

Synonyms: comfortable, comfy, homelike, homey, homy, inelegant, plain, unattractive

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