unhomeliness
- noun
- /ʌnˈhoʊmlɪnəs/
:
incomodidad
- When she moved to a new city, she felt a deep sense of unhomeliness in her unfamiliar surroundings.
Examples
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Morrison's text creates this unhomeliness for the reader in the points where the real emerges, producing for the reader a sense of unease in the shift from object to subject when the traditional object—Other—becomes subject.
Academic text (1996) -
Unhomeliness—that is, the condition of cross-cultural initiations.
Academic text (1996) -
His constant unhomeliness at family gatherings made him feel isolated even among loved ones.
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Despite the beautiful decorations, the empty house exuded an air of unhomeliness that made visitors uncomfortable.
Synonyms
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3.2
A feeling of physical pain or mental unease
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7.4
Feeling of being alone and separate from other people
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4.4
A feeling of worry and not being relaxed
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3.6
A worried, uncomfortable feeling when you cannot relax
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8.1
A feeling of being strange or not belonging
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8.1
A feeling of not having a permanent home or place to belong
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6.0
A feeling of being uneasy or awkward
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7.7
Feeling separate from a group or community
A feeling of not being accepted or part of a group
Feeling not part of a group or community
A feeling of not belonging after leaving home or familiar places
A feeling of being worried and not calm
A feeling of worry that makes you unable to relax
Antonyms
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unhomeliness comes from the parts un- ('not'), homely (from home, 'comfort' or 'house'), and -ness to make a noun. So, unhomeliness means 'not home-like' and describes the strange, uncomfortable feeling of not being at home.