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unhomeliness

unhomeliness

9.7
A feeling of not being at home or comfortable in a place
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈhoʊmlɪnəs/
translation icon : incomodidad
  • When she moved to a new city, she felt a deep sense of unhomeliness in her unfamiliar surroundings.

Examples

  • 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.

  • Despite the beautiful decorations, the empty house exuded an air of unhomeliness that made visitors uncomfortable.

Synonyms

discomfort
vsunhomeliness
119 3.2

A feeling of physical pain or mental unease

focuses more on place based strangeness and not fitting socially
alienation
vsunhomeliness
30 7.4

Feeling of being alone and separate from other people

is more about feeling odd in a place rather than social separation
unease
vsunhomeliness
19 4.4

A feeling of worry and not being relaxed

is more about feeling strange or out of place rather than anxiety
uneasiness
vsunhomeliness
14 3.6

A worried, uncomfortable feeling when you cannot relax

leans more toward feeling odd and out of place rather than general anxiety
alienness
vsunhomeliness
1 8.1

A feeling of being strange or not belonging

is about discomfort and a sense of not fitting into that setting
rootlessness
vsunhomeliness
1 8.1

A feeling of not having a permanent home or place to belong

is usually a shorter situational feeling of strangeness rather than long term
uncomfortableness
vsunhomeliness
1 6.0

A feeling of being uneasy or awkward

is more specific to strange place feelings rather than general bodily unease
outsiderness
vsunhomeliness
1 7.7

Feeling separate from a group or community

is more about strange discomfort in a place than social separation
unbelonging
vsunhomeliness
9.0

A feeling of not being accepted or part of a group

is more about feeling strange and out of place in situations
outsideness
vsunhomeliness
7.9

Feeling not part of a group or community

focuses more on oddness and personal discomfort in an environment
uprootedness
vsunhomeliness
8.0

A feeling of not belonging after leaving home or familiar places

is more about feeling strange in a place without physical removal
unsettlement
vsunhomeliness
6.1

A feeling of being worried and not calm

focuses more on feeling strange and not fitting into a place
unsettledness
vsunhomeliness
5.9

A feeling of worry that makes you unable to relax

emphasizes place based strangeness and a lack of fit instead

Antonyms

122 3.6

A feeling of being accepted and part of a group or close to others

10 3.4

A relaxed friendly way of behaving toward people you know well

How Comfortable

comfort
190 1.0
homeliness
1 7.4
unhomeliness
9.7
unease
19 4.4
alienation
30 7.4

Surface Forms

unhomeliness singular

Morphology

unhomeliness = unhomely (semi-transparent) = un + homely + ness

Formed by regular suffixation of the adjective 'unhomely', but the adjective 'homely' is ambiguous (home-like vs unattractive) and 'unhomely'/'unhomeliness' are rare, making the sense only partly predictable.

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.