Thesaurus: homely

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1. n. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate.
2. n. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners.
3. n. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to handsome.
4. adv. Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed.
5. adj. lacking in physical beauty or proportion
6. adj. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
7. adj. plain and unpretentious
8. adj. without artificial refinement or elegance
9. 1. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic] With all these men I was right homely, and communed with, them long and oft. Foxe. Their homely joys, and destiny obscure. Gray. 2. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners. Now Strephon daily entertains His Chloe in the homeliest strains. Pope. 3. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to handsome. None so homely but loves a looking-glass. South. Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.] Spenser.
10. Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.] Spenser.
11. j:100 s. lacking in physical beauty or proportion s. plain and unpretentious s. without artificial refinement or elegance