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Definition of Homely
1. Adjective. Lacking in physical beauty or proportion. "A plain girl with a freckled face"
2. Adjective. Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable. "A homey little inn"
Similar to: Comfortable, Comfy
Derivative terms: Home, Home, Home
3. Adjective. Plain and unpretentious. "Homely fare"
4. Adjective. Without artificial refinement or elegance. "Homely manners"
Definition of Homely
1. a. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate.
2. adv. Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed.
Definition of Homely
1. Adjective. Characteristic of or belonging to home, domestic. (defdate from early 14th c.) ¹
2. Adjective. Simple, familiar, unelaborate. (defdate from late 14th c.) ¹
3. Adjective. (American English) Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive. ¹
4. Adjective. (India) Proficient in skills needed to maintain a home (''see'' homemaker). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Homely
1. unattractive [adj -LIER, -LIEST] - See also: unattractive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Homely
Literary usage of Homely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"EPILOGUE THO' what our Prologue said was true, Yet, gentlemen, our homely house
is I new, A charm that seldom fails with wicked A country lip may have the ..."
2. English Hunger and Industrial Disorders: A Study of Social Conflict During by Walter James Shelton (1922)
"... A homely LIFE" ( To an old air) I won't lead a homely life As father's Jack
and mother's Jill, But I will be a fiddler's wife, With music mine at will! ..."
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