homeliness 的定义
home·li·er, home·li·est.
- lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
- not having elegance, refinement, or cultivation.
- proper or suited to the home or to ordinary domestic life; plain; unpretentious: homely food.
- commonly seen or known.
homeliness 近义词
等同于 ugliness
等同于 hideousness
等同于 unsightliness
更多homeliness例句
- The magic of the building has more to do with its homely approachability than its size or magnificence.
- Not a euphemism for homeliness, mind; the new faces are all lavishly hot.
- There should be an air of homeliness and open hospitality about the place.
- Angrily she sneered at the simple homeliness of the old German custom.
- Odd people, these Scotch folks; but there is a homeliness and a reverence about them which we greatly value.
- They wondered I could deign to speak anything but French, and concluded I did so only out of compliment to their homeliness.
- On a mind such as his, outward things have small effect; otherwise the cheerful homeliness of the scene must have soothed him.