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homely

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

家常的,家庭式的,温馨,温馨的

Related Words

comfy舒适的,舒适,舒服的,舒服cozy舒适的,舒适,惬意,惬意的domestic国内,家用,国内的,家庭everyday每天,每日,日常,每天都有familiar熟悉的,熟悉,熟悉的人,陌生的friendly友好的,友好,友善的,友善homespun家纺,家纺业,家纺产品,家纺业的发展homey家人,家常便饭,家常菜,家乡informal非正式,非正式的,非正规,非正规的modest谦虚,谦虚的,谦逊的,谦逊natural自然,自然的,天然的,天然plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯snug舒适,舒适的,舒适的环境,舒适度unaffected未受影响,不受影响,未受影响的,不受影响的unassuming不起眼的,朴实无华,不起眼,朴实无华的unpretentious朴实无华,谦逊,谦虚,朴素unostentatious毫不夸张地说,毫不夸张的说,毫不夸张,毫不夸张地welcoming欢迎,迎接,欢迎来到,迎接的homelike乡土气息,舒适的,熟悉的人,舒适

Definitions

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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.unattractive
Synonyms
animal动物,动物类,动物的,动物性disgusting令人厌恶的,恶心的,令人厌恶,令人厌恶的是not beautiful不美丽,不美,不漂亮,并不美丽ordinary普通,普通的,寻常,一般plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的ugly丑陋,丑陋的,丑恶的,丑恶unaesthetic不审美,不美观,不审美的,不美观的unalluring不诱人,不诱人的,没有吸引力的,不合时宜
adj.ordinary, comfortable
Synonyms
comfy舒适的,舒适,舒服的,舒服cozy舒适的,舒适,惬意,惬意的domestic国内,家用,国内的,家庭everyday每天,每日,日常,每天都有familiar熟悉的,熟悉,熟悉的人,陌生的friendly友好的,友好,友善的,友善homelike乡土气息,舒适的,熟悉的人,舒适homespun家纺,家纺业,家纺产品,家纺业的发展homey家人,家常便饭,家常菜,家乡inelaborate勉为其难,勉强,不够仔细,勉为其难的informal非正式,非正式的,非正规,非正规的modest谦虚,谦虚的,谦逊的,谦逊natural自然,自然的,天然的,天然plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯snug舒适,舒适的,舒适的环境,舒适度unaffected未受影响,不受影响,未受影响的,不受影响的unassuming不起眼的,朴实无华,不起眼,朴实无华的unostentatious毫不夸张地说,毫不夸张的说,毫不夸张,毫不夸张地unpretentious朴实无华,谦逊,谦虚,朴素welcoming欢迎,迎接,欢迎来到,迎接的

Examples

  • The Ugly Duckling, by Martha StewartI recently helped a homely little bird transform herself into a beautiful swan.

  • I resolve to only go out with plain or even rather homely girls.

  • Up From Slavery is a book written in a direct style, using a simple vocabulary and homely humor.

  • Others this season stood by their affection for homely beauty and baroque extravagance.

  • When she had a makeover in August 2009, those who fell in love with the homely homebody almost had a collective breakdown.

  • "Men who are viewed as being below average or homely are penalized" when it comes to wages.

  • She was a homely woman, with a small weazened face and body and eyes that glowed.

  • Even Tim, so fine and big, had in this homely, lanky man a rival well worth watching.

  • She felt very sorrowful as she smoothed the homely garments, and placed them in a small leathern trunk.

  • The homely but substantial dinner was smoking on the table, and Joe's wife was already in her place at the head of the board.

  • Keep her there; for nature plainly intended her for a homely woman—Didst ever quarrel with her before marriage?

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