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Synonyms for homely
ˈhoʊm lihome·ly

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. homely

    Synonyms:
    plain, course, uncomely

    Antonyms:
    handsome, beautiful, refined, courtly

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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, bare

    Antonyms:
    attractive, fancy, elegant, uncomfortable

  2. homelike, homely, homey, homyadjective

    having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable

    "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"

    Synonyms:
    homey, homy, homelike, plain

    Antonyms:
    fancy, uncomfortable, attractive, elegant

  3. homelyadjective

    plain and unpretentious

    "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"

    Synonyms:
    homey, homelike, homy, plain

    Antonyms:
    attractive, elegant, uncomfortable, fancy

  4. homelyadjective

    without artificial refinement or elegance

    "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners"

    Synonyms:
    homey, homelike, homy, plain

    Antonyms:
    elegant, fancy, attractive, uncomfortable

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. homelyadjective

    Synonyms:
    domestic, homelike

  2. homelyadjective

    Synonyms:
    plain, coarse, uncomely, homespun, inelegant

  3. homelyadjective

    Synonyms:
    ugly, ill-looking, of plain features, not handsome

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. homelyadjective

    Synonyms:
    plain, plain-looking, uncomely, inelegant, rude

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How to use homely in a sentence?

  1. Austin O'Malley:

    Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.

  2. Theodore Roosevelt:

    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.

  3. William Shakespeare, "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", Act 1 scene 1:

    Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.

  4. 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.

  5. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

    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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