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1. (adj.) comely
pleasing in appearance; attractive; good-looking.
2. comely
proper; seemly; becoming.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME cumli, OE c&ymacr;mlīc lovely =c&ymacr;me exquisite (c. MHG kūme weak, tender) +-līc -ly)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly
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"
2. (adj) bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightly
very pleasing to the eye
"my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) comely
in a becoming manner
2. comely
pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome
3. comely
suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable
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Sense: (usually of women) pleasant to look at.
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 Afrikaans: aantreklik |
 Arabic: وَسيم، جَميل |
 Bulgarian: миловиден |
 Brazilian: atraente |
 Czech: půvabný |
 German: anmutig |
 Danish: pæn; køn; tækkelig |
 Greek: όμορφος |
 Spanish: atractivo |
 Estonian: nägus |
 Farsi: گیرا؛ خوش سیما |
 Finnish: kaunis |
 French: gracieux |
 Hebrew: נָאַה, יָפַה |
 Hindi: सुहावना, मनोरम |
 Croatian: pristao, ljepuškast, draž |
 Hungarian: bájos |
 Indonesian: rupawan, cantik |
 Icelandic: snotur |
 Italian: aggraziato |
 Japanese: 顔立ちのよい |
 Korean: 어여쁜 |
 Lithuanian: dailus, mielas |
 Latvian: piemīlīgs |
 Malay: menarik |
 Dutch: bevallig |
 Norwegian: tiltrekkende, pen |
 Polish: urodziwy |
 Persian: گیرا؛ خوش سیما |
 Pashto: ښكلى، ګلالى |
 Portuguese: atraente |
 Romanian: graţios |
 Russian: миловидный |
 Slovak: vzhľadný |
 Slovenian: ljubek,čeden |
 Serbian: privlačan |
 Swedish: med behagligt utseende, f |
 Thai: งดงาม |
 Turkish: güzel, sevimli, çekici |
 Taiwanese: 標致的 |
 Ukrainian: гарненький |
 Urdu: دیکھنے میں خوشگوار |
 Vietnamese: dễ thương |
 Chinese: 标致的 |
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