comely (redirected from comelier)

come·ly  (kml)

adj. come·li·er, come·li·est

1. Pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive. See Synonyms at beautiful.

2. Suitable; seemly: comely behavior.

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[Middle English comli, alteration (probably influenced by bicomli, seemly) of cumli, from Old English cmlic, lovely, delicate, from cme, beautiful.]

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comeli·ness n.

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comely [ˈkʌmlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

good-looking; attractive

[Old English cȳmlīc beautiful; related to Old High German cūmi frail, Middle High German komlīche suitably]

comeliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	comely - according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" becoming, comme il faut, seemly, decent, decorous proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
	2.	comely - very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" bonnie, bonny, sightly, fair beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"

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comely

adjective

(Old-fashioned) good-looking, pretty, fair, beautiful, attractive, lovely, handsome, blooming, cute, graceful, becoming, pleasing, wholesome, bonny, winsome, buxom She was a large, comely girl with a mass of dark brown hair.
homely, plain, ugly, unattractive, distasteful, repulsive, disagreeable, mumsy

Translations

comely [ˈkʌmlɪ] ADJ (comelier (compar) (comeliest (superl))) (liter) → lindo

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comely [ˈkʌmli] adj (old-fashioned) [girl, woman] → beau*(belle)

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comely

adj (+er) (liter) → wohlgestaltet (geh)

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comely [ˈkʌmlɪ] adj (liter) → avvenente

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comely [ˈkʌmlɪ] adj (liter) → avvenente

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comely

adj comely [ˈkamli]

(usually of women) pleasant to look at. aantreklik وَسيم، جَميل миловиден půvabný pæn; køn; tækkelig anmutig όμορφος atractivo nägus گیرا؛ خوش سیما hyvännäköinen gracieux נָאַה, יָפַה सुहावना, मनोरम pristao, ljepuškast, dražestan bájos rupawan, cantik snotur aggraziato 顔立ちのよい 어여쁜 dailus, mielas piemīlīgs menarik bevallig tiltrekkende, pen urodziwy atraente graţios миловидный vzhľadný ljubek, čeden privlačan med behagligt utseende, fin งดงาม güzel, sevimli, çekici 標致的 гарненький دیکھنے میں خوشگوار dễ thương 标致的

n comeliness

aantreklikheid وَسامَه، جَمال миловидност půvab(nost) pænhed; tækkelighed die Anmut ομορφιά atractivo nägusus زیبا رویی hauskannäköisyys charme יוֹפִי, נוֹי सुहावनापन pristalost, ljepušnost kedvesség kecantikan þokki grazia 顔立ちのよさ 어여쁨 dailumas piemīlīgums daya tarikan bevalligheid det å være tiltalende, pen uroda graça drăgălăşenie, farmec миловидность pôvab ljubkost privlačnost behagligt (bra) utseende ความงดงาม güzellik, sevimlilik, çekicilik 秀麗 привабливість حسن ، خوبصورتی ، دلکشی sự dễ thương 秀丽