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Definition of Homey
1. Adjective. Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable. "A homey little inn"
Similar to: Comfortable, Comfy
Derivative terms: Home, Home, Home
Definition of Homey
1. Noun. (African American Vernacular English) Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one's hometown. ¹
2. Noun. (African American Vernacular English) A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang. ¹
3. Noun. (African American Vernacular English) An inner-city youth. ¹
4. Adjective. Befitting a home; cozy, intimate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Homey
1. homelike [adj HOMIER, HOMIEST] / a person from one's own neighborhood [n HOMEYS] - See also: homelike
Lexicographical Neighbors of Homey
Literary usage of Homey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"At the conclusion of the evidence his honor entered Judgment of nonsuit, and the
plaintiffs excepted and appealed. JT homey, of Canton, and WJ Hannah and ..."
2. Our Viceregal Life in India: Selections from My Journal, 1884-1888 by Herriot Georgina Dufferin et Ava (1890)
"I don't know how it is, but they inspire a homey feeling and one of personal
regard, and we were all very sorry to leave. There is a kind of straightforward ..."
3. A New Abridgement of the Law by Matthew Bacon, Joseph Sayer, Owen Ruffhead, Henry Gwillim (1798)
"... Whether an appearance under a forged warrant of »homey be gnod ? and fee the
cafe oí ... homey ..."
4. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"It is a most " homey " hotel, and the landlord Spoleto, Montefalco, etc., and in
the other direction Perugia stands visitors most comfortable. ..."
5. On the Study of Celtic Literature ; And, On Translating Homer by Matthew Arnold (1883)
"... to our only present witness on this matter,—does homey make on the Provost of
Eton, when he reads him, the impression of a poet quaint and antiquated? ..."
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