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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. lacking in physical beauty or proportion;
- Example: "a homely child"
- Example: "several of the buildings were downright homely"
- Example: "a plain girl with a freckled face"
[syn: homely, plain]

2. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable;
- Example: "the homely everyday atmosphere"
- Example: "a homey little inn"
[syn: homelike, homely, homey, homy]

3. plain and unpretentious;
- Example: "homely truths"
- Example: "letters to his son full of homely advice"
- Example: "homely fare"

4. without artificial refinement or elegance;
- Example: "plain homely furniture"
- Example: "homely manners"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Homely \Home"ly\, a. [Compar. Homelier; superl. Homeliest.]
   [From Home, n.]
   1. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home;
      domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic]
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            With all these men I was right homely, and communed
            with, them long and oft.              --Foxe.
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            Their homely joys, and destiny obscure. --Gray.
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   2. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a
      homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely
      manners.
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            Now Strephon daily entertains
            His Chloe in the homeliest strains.   --Pope.
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   3. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; ugly; -- usually
      used of people, especially women; -- contrary to
      handsome.
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            None so homely but loves a looking-glass. --South.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Homely \Home"ly\, adv.
   Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.]
   --Spenser.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

homely
    adj 1: lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely
           child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely";
           "a plain girl with a freckled face" [syn: homely,
           plain]
    2: having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely
       everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: homelike,
       homely, homey, homy]
    3: plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son
       full of homely advice"; "homely fare"
    4: without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely
       furniture"; "homely manners"