homely
9
6.7
- adjective
- /ˈhoʊmli/
- Offensive
:
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- Despite her homely features, her kindness and laughter made her very attractive.
- homely face
- homely girl
- homely woman
Examples
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I'm sure there are a lot of terrific plain or homely women.
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Sirkka Reijonen, the other assistant cook, was a single woman in her mid-twenties who was rather homely and shy.
Fiction book (1992) -
I was small and "homely" looking back in school and was picked on a lot!
Blog text (14) -
But when I looked forward in the mirror, my face was homely and alone.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'd rather marry a homely girl than a pretty girl anyway.
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She looks so homely and sad.
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You're sort of cute in a homely way.
Fiction book (2002) -
She was a kind of a homely girl, but extremely polite.
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Julie was homely and freckled, but she was so sweet, like Mitzie.
Fiction book (2001) -
They're accompanied by Tommy Reina, stout, homely, in his late 20s.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
50
2.5
Not attractive to look at
37
1.8
Not pleasant to look at or to the senses
15
4.5
Unpleasant to look at
6
7.1
Plain and old-fashioned in a way that looks unattractive
1
6.2
Not attractive in looks or style
1
6.0
Not attractive and unpleasant to see or hear
1
5.0
Not pleasant to look at or to be part of
1
6.6
Not attractive to look at
Antonyms
How Attractive
∞
1.0
680
1.0
208
1.0
- Offensive
9
6.7
866
1.0
171
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Homely also came to mean 'plain' or 'not attractive' because being 'like home' suggested ordinary, everyday looks rather than something fancy, so when we call a person homely we mean they are plain-looking rather than beautiful.