English Dictionary: comeliness | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Comeliness \Come"li*ness\, n. [See {Comely}.] The quality or state of being comely. Comeliness is a disposing fair Of things and actions in fit time and place. --Sir J. Davies. Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit. --Milton. Comeliness signifies something less forcible than beauty, less elegant than grace, and less light than prettiness. --Johnson. |