homely (redirected from homelier)

home·ly  (hml)

adj. home·li·er, home·li·est

1. Not attractive or good-looking: a homely child.

2. Lacking elegance or refinement: homely furniture.

3. Of a simple or unpretentious nature; plain: homely truths.

4. Characteristic of the home or of home life: homely skills.

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homeli·ness n.

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homely [ˈhəʊmlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

1. characteristic of or suited to the ordinary home; unpretentious

2. (of a person)

a.  Brit warm and domesticated in manner or appearance

b.  Chiefly US and Canadian plain or ugly

homeliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	homely - lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face" plain unattractive - lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"
	2.	homely - having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" homelike, homey, homy comfortable, comfy - providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?"
	3.	homely - plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
	4.	homely - without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners" inelegant - lacking in refinement or grace or good taste

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homely

adjective

1. comfortable, welcoming, friendly, domestic, familiar, informal, cosy, comfy (informal), homespun, downhome (slang, chiefly U.S.), homelike, homy We try and provide a very homely atmosphere.

2. plain, simple, natural, ordinary, modest, everyday, down-to-earth, unaffected, unassuming, unpretentious, unfussy Scottish baking is homely, comforting and truly good.
plain affected, grand, sophisticated, elegant, elaborate, splendid, refined, regal, pretentious, ostentatious

3. (U.S.) unattractive, plain, ugly, not striking, unprepossessing, not beautiful, no oil painting (informal), ill-favoured The man was homely and overweight.

Translations

homely [ˈhəʊmlɪ] ADJ (homelier (compar) (homeliest (superl)))

1. (= like home) [food] → casero; [atmosphere] → familiar; [advice] → prosaico
it's very homely here → aquí se está como en casa

2. (Brit) [woman] → sencillo

3. (US) (= unattractive) → poco atractivo

homely [ˈhəʊmli] adj

(= cosy) [room, atmosphere, place] → simple et accueillant(e)

(US) (= plain) → au physique plutôt ingrat
The man was homely and fat → L'homme avait un physique plutôt ingrat et était trop gros.
home-made [ˌhəʊmˈmeɪd] adj → fait(e) maison
home-maker [ˈhəʊmlmeɪkə^r] n (woman) → femme f d'intérieur; (man) → homme m d'intérieur
home match n → match m à domicile
home movie n → vidéo f amateur
home nations npl (British) (= England, N. Ireland, Scotland & Wales) the home nations → les quatre nations fpl britanniques
home news npl → des nouvelles fpl du pays
Home Office n (British) → ministère m de l'Intérieur

homely

adj (+er)

person (Brit: = home-loving) → häuslich, hausbacken (pej); atmosphere, restaurant → heimelig, gemütlich, behaglich; style → anspruchslos, hausbacken (pej); advice → einfach

food → bürgerlich

(US: = plain) person → unscheinbar; face → reizlos

homely [ˈhəʊmlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (food, person) → semplice, alla buona; (atmosphere) → familiare, accogliente; (advice) → pratico/a (Am) (plain, person, features) → insignificante

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homely [ˈhəʊmlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (food, person) → semplice, alla buona; (atmosphere) → familiare, accogliente; (advice) → pratico/a (Am) (plain, person, features) → insignificante