homeliness

homeliness
homeliness mid-14c., from HOMELY (Cf. homely) + -NESS (Cf. -ness). Originally "meekness, gentleness," also "familiarity, intimacy; friendliness;" sense degenerated by c.1400 to "want of refinement in manners, coarseness; presumptuousness."

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  • Homeliness — Home li*ness, n. [From {Homely}.] 1. Domesticity; care of home. [Obs.] Wifely homeliness. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Familiarity; intimacy. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. Plainness; want of elegance or beauty. [1913 Webster] 4. Coarseness;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • homeliness — homely ► ADJECTIVE (homelier, homeliest) 1) Brit. simple but comfortable. 2) unsophisticated. 3) N. Amer. unattractive. DERIVATIVES homeliness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • homeliness — noun 1. having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance • Syn: ↑dowdiness, ↑drabness • Derivationally related forms: ↑homely, ↑drab (for: ↑drabness), ↑dowdy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Homeliness Apartments 1 — (Минск,Беларусь) Категория отеля: Адрес: Район Улицы Кирова, 220030 Минск …   Каталог отелей

  • Homeliness Apartments 2 — (Минск,Беларусь) Категория отеля: Адрес: Улица Змитрока Бядули 5, 220005 Ми …   Каталог отелей

  • Homeliness Apartments — (Минск,Беларусь) Категория отеля: Адрес: Район Проспекта Независимости , 2200 …   Каталог отелей

  • homeliness — noun see homely …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • homeliness — See homely. * * * …   Universalium

  • homeliness — noun The property of being homely …   Wiktionary

  • homeliness — home·li·ness || həʊmlɪnɪs n. plainness, simplicity; lack of natural beauty; hominess, domesticity (British) …   English contemporary dictionary

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