noun
Meaning 1
The property of being homely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
homeliness
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noun
Meaning 2
The quality associated with home; domesticity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plainness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appearance, visual aspect
noun
Meaning 4
having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dowdiness, drabness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inelegance
History
Etymology
From Middle English homlynesse, homelynesse, hamelynes, equivalent to homely + -ness.