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.
Tegenovergesteld aan
comely
Synoniemen
Demotic
ugly-looking
poor shape
Vertalingen
feo
casalingo
simple
feio
basit
άσχημος
unansehnlichFrequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈhəʊmli/
Etymologie (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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