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- Dictionaryhomely/ˈhəʊmli/
adjective
- 1. (of a place or surroundings) simple but cosy and comfortable, as in one's own home: British "a modern hotel with a homely atmosphere" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) unattractive in appearance. North American Similar Opposite
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plain or ordinary, but pleasant: The hotel was homely and comfortable. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. comfortable After a long journey I was looking forward to sleeping in a comfortable bed. comfy There are two big comfy sofas in the lounge. cosy UK The living room is warm and cosy.
The meaning of HOMELY is suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home. How to use homely in a sentence.
1. characteristic of or suited to the ordinary home; unpretentious. 2. (of a person) a. British.
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.
Homely describes someone who's plain or unattractive, like your homely Aunt Agnes or her squish-faced bulldog. The adjective homely is a slightly more gentle word than ugly, with a meaning closer to "plain" than "hideous." It's almost always used to describe a less-than-attractive person, and occasionally an animal.
1. Not attractive or good-looking: a homely child. 2. Lacking elegance or refinement: homely furniture. 3. Of a simple or unpretentious nature; plain: homely truths. 4. Characteristic of the home or of home life: homely skills. home′li·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of homely adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
HOMELY definition: 1. A homely place is simple, but comfortable and pleasant: 2. Someone who is homely is not very…. Learn more.
Origin of Homely. From Middle English homly, hoomly, hamely (“domestic, familiar, plain”), from Old English *hāmlīc (“of the home, domestic”), from Proto-Germanic *haimalīkaz (“of or characteristic of home”), equivalent to home + -ly.
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.
