Homeliness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Homeliness is a noun meaning The property of being homely.
Meaning
The property of being homely.
More Meanings
- The quality associated with home; domesticity.
Example Sentences
How many familiar faces, rejoicing in our joy, sorrowing with our sorrow—how many cares, pleasant from habit—sickness, whose suffering gave a tenderer character to love—mirth, the mirth of the cheerful hearth or the daily meal—mirth, like home-made bread, sweeter from its very homeliness—.
Word Forms
- homelinesses
Synonyms for homeliness
Depending on context, synonyms include plainness, drabness, dowdiness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dowdiness, drabness, plainness, homeyness, homeness, unhomeliness.
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