homey
75
3.5
- adjective
- /ˈhoʊmi/
- US
:
acogedor
- The living room had a homey feel, with soft couches and warm lighting that made everyone feel welcome.
Alton, you, you don't, you specialize in like homey taste.
- Alton, you, you don't, you specialize in like homey taste.
- Why I'm here in New York because I feel like it's very homey and my friends are here.
- It feels homey, but I think you feel homey no matter what, no matter where you would be.
- We'll sell some little homey kind of bits that we like.
- Way more homey than like buying the Pottery Barn living room catalog.
- Now I'm going to go kind of take some inspiration from the stuff that I've tried and make my own spicy fried chicken sandwich for it's homey.
Examples
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I know which one has more of a homey kind of vibe to it.
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It just needs a few homey touches.
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Somehow, it made hotel rooms feel more homey when you had your own things around.
Fiction book (1993) -
Why I'm here in New York because I feel like it's very homey and my friends are here.
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You know, I've used Apple TV for a minute and it just kind of has a more homey feel, I guess.
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The room itself was homey, slightly shabby, and appeared comfortable.
Fiction book (1999) -
Val says the appeal also comes from the comfortable, homey atmosphere, which makes it easy to create.
Blog text (3) -
The whole garden was homey and inviting, like the hard yellowish gourds.
Fiction book (1993) -
The day was mild, but the warmth offset the damp and made the studio more homey and enticing.
Fiction book (1995) -
The waiting room is comfortable, impressionably homey: a sofa, several padded chairs, and a round floor table littered with magazines.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
158
1.6
Warm and comfortable in a small friendly place
7
4.1
Comfortable and simple in a warm, friendly way
1
4.8
A small, warm, comfortable feeling like being in your house
1
2.7
Comfortable and cozy like you are in your own house
Antonyms
How Cozy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Homey comes from the word home plus the small ending -y, which means 'like', so it literally means 'like home' and is used for a place that feels warm, cozy, and welcoming.