homeliness

Noun
Synonyms: dowdinessdrabnessplainness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or eleganceSynonyms: dowdinessdrabness
  2. an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful“fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness”Synonyms: plainness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Homeliness \Home"li*ness\, n. [From Homely.]

1.Domesticity; care of home. [Obs.] "Wifely homeliness." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2.Familiarity; intimacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

3.Plainness; want of elegance or beauty. [1913 Webster]

4.Coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the homeliness of manners, or language. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

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