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Synonyms for homely
ˈhoʊm lihome·ly
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homely, plainadjective
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
"a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
Synonyms:
unembellished, evident, apparent, homy, homey, spare, unornamented, patent, plain, sheer, unmistakable, unmingled, manifest, unvarnished, unmixed, homelike, unpatterned, bareAntonyms:
attractive, fancy, elegant, uncomfortablehomelike, homely, homey, homyadjective
having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
"the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
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homey, homy, homelike, plainAntonyms:
fancy, uncomfortable, attractive, eleganthomelyadjective
plain and unpretentious
"homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"
Synonyms:
homey, homelike, homy, plainAntonyms:
attractive, elegant, uncomfortable, fancyhomelyadjective
without artificial refinement or elegance
"plain homely furniture"; "homely manners"
Synonyms:
homey, homelike, homy, plainAntonyms:
elegant, fancy, attractive, uncomfortable
Dictionary of English Synonymes
homelyadjective
homelyadjective
homelyadjective
Synonyms:
ugly, ill-looking, of plain features, not handsome
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
homelyadjective
Synonyms:
plain, plain-looking, uncomely, inelegant, rude
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#428 | course | |
#3226 | plain | |
#3487 | patent | |
#6173 | spare | |
#6338 | apparent | |
#6959 | bare | |
#8269 | sheer | |
#8487 | evident | |
#13329 | manifest | |
#39518 | unmistakable | |
#50897 | homely | |
#61439 | homey | |
#86133 | unmixed | |
#119547 | unvarnished | |
#169121 | homelike |
How to use homely in a sentence?
Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.
There is a homely old adage which runs Speak softly and carry a big stick you will go far. If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.
William Shakespeare, "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", Act 1 scene 1:
Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
Theodore Roosevelt, Speech in Chicago, 3 Apr. 1903:
There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.
I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry that is prose words in their best order-poetry the best words in the best order.
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