Homely describes someone who's plain or unattractive, like your homely Aunt Agnes or her squish faced bulldog.
Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate.
Adjective S.
lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
Adjective S.
having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
Adjective S.
without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners"
Adjective S.
plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"
n.
Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home;
domestic; familiar; intimate.
n.
Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a
homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners.
n.
Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to
handsome.
adv.
Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed.
Homely
With all these men I was right homely, and communed with, them long and oft.
Their homely joys, and destiny obscure.2.
Now Strephon daily entertains His Chloe in the homeliest strains.3.
None so homely but loves a looking-glass.
Homely
Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate.
Plainly; rudely; coarsely;
Usage Examples
My problem was that I was blond. There were no heroes with blond hair. Robert Taylor and Henry Fonda, they all had dark hair. The only one I found was Van Johnson, who wasn't too cool. He was a nice, homely American boy. So I created my own image. It worked.
Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.
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Other Usage ExamplesShow me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.
I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry that is, prose = words in their best order - poetry = the best words in the best order.
A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.
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