What does homeliness mean?
Definitions for homeliness
home·li·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
dowdiness, drabness, homelinessnoun
having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
homeliness, plainnessnoun
an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
"fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"
Wiktionary
homelinessnoun
The property of being homely.
homelinessnoun
The quality associated with home; domesticity
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Homelinessnoun
Plainness; rudeness; coarseness.
Etymology: from homely.
has opened a great field of raillery to men of more delicacy than greatness of genius, by the homeliness of some of his sentiments. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
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homeliness
Homeliness refers to the quality or state of being unattractive in appearance or lacking physical appeal. It can also refer to the simple comfort or coziness of a place which gives a feeling of warmth or relaxation, akin to being at home, such as in a humble or modest environment.
Webster Dictionary
Homelinessnoun
domesticity; care of home
Homelinessnoun
familiarity; intimacy
Homelinessnoun
plainness; want of elegance or beauty
Homelinessnoun
coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the homeliness of manners, or language
Etymology: [From Homely.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of homeliness in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of homeliness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of homeliness in a Sentence
With a new familiarity and a flesh-creeping homeliness entirely of this unreal, materialistic world, where all sentiment is coarsely manufactured and advertised in colossal sickly captions, disguised for the sweet tooth of a monstrous baby called the Public, the family as it is, broken up on all hands by the agency of feminist and economic propaganda, reconstitutes itself in the image of the state.
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