comely

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (literary, poetic) Attractive; visually pleasing; good-looking.
2. (literary, poetic) Attractive; visually pleasing; good-looking.
3. (literary, poetic) Attractive; visually pleasing; good-looking.
4. (literary, obsolete, poetic) Pleasing to the feelings or senses; agreeable, nice, pleasant.

Verb

To embellish or grace (something).

Adv

Synonym of comelily (“in a comely manner: in an attractive or pleasing manner; in a manner which meets accepted moral or social norms”).

Concepten

bevallig

welvoeglijk

bekoorlijk

charmant

fraai

knap

leuk

mooi

schoon

aantrekkelijk

goed gevormd

allerliefst

Tegenovergesteld aan

homely, uncomely, attractive, beautiful, comely, good-looking, handsome, nice, pretty, improper, inappropriate, unbecoming, unseemly, suitable, pleasant

Synoniemen

beautiful

handsome

good-looking

pretty

attractive

fair

shapely

personable

elegant

decent

lovely

decorous

becoming

graceful

goodly

trim

comme il faut

charming

pleasant

dishy

seemly

gorgeous

bonnie

bonny

debonair

cute

exquisite

sightly

dainty

neat

nice

fine

ravishing

relaxing

relishable

resplendent

savory

savoury

smart

spark plug

spiffy

splendiferous

spruce

stylish

symmetrical

tidy

toothsome

trig

winsome

zest

Vertalingen

lindo

anmutig

beau

güzel

hübsch

lindo

bello

joli

ansehnlich

raisonnable

carino

decet

avenant

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkʌmli/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: comly

Overgenomen van Oudengels: cymlīċ

Verwant aan Middelnederlands: komelick

Verwant aan Middelhoogduits: gomelīh

Overgenomen van Middelengels: comli

Overgenomen van Oudengels: cȳme

Overgenomen van Middelengels: -li

In summary

The adjective is derived from Middle English comly, comli, cumly, cumlich (“of a person: beautiful, handsome, etc.; of noble birth, bearing, or character; of behaviour: appropriate, becoming; of an event: convenient; favourable; of a thing: beautiful, wonderful; fitting, proper”), from Old English cymlīċ, cȳmlīċ (“beautiful, comely; splendid; convenient”), from cȳme (“beautiful, comely; splendid; exquisite, fine”) + -līċ (suffix meaning ‘like; relating to’ forming adjectives). Cȳme is derived from Proto-Germanic *kūmiz (“delicate; feeble”), from *kūmalīkaz (“dear; pitiful”), probably related to *kūmaz, *kūmijaz (“pitiful; frail, weak”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to call, name; to call on, invoke; to cry, cry out”). The word was influenced by come (verb).
The verb is derived from the adjective.
Cognates
Middle Dutch komelick, komlick
Middle High German gomelīh, komelīh