homely
Betekenis (Engels)
- Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cosy.
- (Canada, US) Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
- (UK, dialectal) On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate.
- (UK, dialectal) Domestic; tame.
- (UK, dialectal) Personal; private.
- (UK, dialectal) Friendly; kind; gracious; cordial.
- (India) Conservative and family-oriented.
- Simple; plain; familiar; unelaborate; unadorned.
Teenoorgestelde van
comely
Sinonieme
Demotic
ugly-looking
poor shape
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈhəʊmli/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English homly, hoomly, hamely (“domestic, familiar, plain, unattractive”), from Old English *hāmlīċ (“of the home, domestic”), from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk (“of or characteristic of home”), equivalent to home + -ly. Cognate with Scots hamely (“familiar, personal, private”), West Frisian heimelik, Dutch heimelijk (“secret, secretive, clandestine”), German heimlich (“secret, secretive, clandestine, undercover”), Danish hemmelig (“secret”), Swedish hemlig (“secret, concealed, privy, covert”), Faroese heimligur (“homelike, homey”), Icelandic heimlegur (“homely; worldly”).
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