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homeliness

/hohm-lee/US // ˈhoʊm li //UK // (ˈhəʊmlɪ) //

乡情,归属感,温馨,归宿感

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    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.

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Examples

  • 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.