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homeliness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'homeliness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Homeliness [ n.]
- Domesticity; care of home.
- Familiarity; intimacy.
- Plainness; want of elegance or beauty.
- Coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the homeliness of manners, or language.

Meaning of 'homeliness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . homeliness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
Example in sentence:
  • fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness

Nearby Words:

homacanth homage homageable homaged homager homaging homalographic homaloid homaloidal homarus

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