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HOMELINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
Example:
fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness
Synonyms:
homeliness; plainness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("homeliness" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Derivation:
homely (lacking in physical beauty or proportion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
Synonyms:
dowdiness; drabness; homeliness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("homeliness" is a kind of...):
inelegance (the quality of lacking refinement and good taste)
Derivation:
homely (lacking in physical beauty or proportion)
homely (without artificial refinement or elegance)
