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homeliness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | plainness |
| Type of | appearance, visual aspect |
| Derivation | homely |
fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness.
homeliness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dowdiness, drabness |
| Type of | inelegance |
| Derivation | homely |
Examples of homeliness
homeliness
He delights in homeliness, colloquiality, in village life and nursery ditties.
From the theatlantic.com
I like the feeling of warmth and homeliness that you get from both of those places.
From the telegraph.co.uk
What impressed me was its modesty, its homeliness, even its shabbiness here and there.
From the time.com
The obituarists deliberately avoided grandeur in favour of homeliness.
From the economist.com
Ruth's frail yet defiant homeliness can only be described as quite extraordinarily dated.
From the guardian.co.uk
Italian food bridges the gap between mystery and pragmatic homeliness.
From the guardian.co.uk
Maybe now that optimism has gone, we are looking to simplicity, to homeliness once again.
From the independent.co.uk
What some buyers might call simplicity others would call homeliness.
From the smh.com.au
Wendy says her clients are often drawn to the homeliness of clubs.
From the smh.com.au
- Dowdiness: having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
- An appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"
- The property of being homely; The quality associated with home; domesticity
