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English Dictionary: homely	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for homely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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" Synonym(s): homely, plain having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" Synonym(s): homelike, homely, homey, homy plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare" without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Homely \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Homely \Home"ly\, adv. Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.] --Spenser.