comely

come·ly

 (kŭm′lē)

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 cȳmlic, lovely, delicate, from cȳme, beautiful.]

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come′li·ness n.

comely

(ˈkʌmlɪ)

adj, -lier or -liest

archaic good-looking; attractive

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

ˈcomeliness n

come•ly

(ˈkʌm li, ˈkɒm-, ˈkoʊm-)

adj. -li•er, -li•est.

1. pleasing in appearance; attractive; good-looking.

2. proper; seemly; becoming.

[before 1000; Middle English cumli, Old English cȳmlīc lovely =cȳme exquisite (c. Middle High German kūme weak, tender) + -līc -ly]

come′li•ness, 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"

comely

adjective

1. (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

comely

adjective

1. Having qualities that delight the eye:

attractive, beauteous, beautiful, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.

Scots: bonny.

Idiom: easy on the eyes.

2. Conforming to accepted standards:

becoming, befitting, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly.

Translations

وَسيم، جَميل

půvabný

kønpæn

anmutig

lindo

gracieux

csinoskedveskellemes

snotur

dailumasdailus

piemīlīgs

bevallig

vzhľadný

çekicigüzelsevimli

标致的

comely

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

comely

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

comely

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

comely

[ˈkʌmlɪ] adj (liter) → avvenente

comely

(ˈkamli) adjective

(usually of women) pleasant to look at. aantreklik وَسيم، جَميل миловиден atraente půvabný anmutig pæn; køn; tækkelig όμορφοςatractivo nägus گیرا؛ خوش سیما kaunis gracieuxנאה, יפה सुहावना, मनोरम pristao, ljepuškast, dražestan bájos rupawan, cantik snotur aggraziato 顔立ちのよい 어여쁜 dailus, mielas piemīlīgs menarik bevalligtiltrekkende, pen urodziwy ښكلى، ګلالى 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

ˈcomeliness noun

aantreklikheid وَسامَه، جَمال миловидност graça půvab(nost) die Anmut pænhed; tækkelighed ομορφιάatractivo nägusus زیبا رویی kauneus charmeיופי, נוי सुहावनापन pristalost, ljepušnost kedvesség kecantikan þokki grazia 顔立ちのよさ 예쁨 dailumas piemīlīgums daya tarikan bevalligheid det å være tiltalende, penuroda ښكلى، ګلالى graça drăgălăşenie, farmec миловидность pôvab ljubkost privlačnost behagligt (bra) utseende ความงดงาม güzellik, sevimlilik, çekicilik 標致 привабливість حسن ، خوبصورتی ، دلکشی sự dễ thương 秀丽