Comeliness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Quality of being comely; beauty, attractiveness. uncountable, usually

    "Hereat Alaeddin arose and took horse, his Mamelukes riding a-van and a-rear of him, and they were such that all must cry, "Laud to the Lord who created them and clothed them with such beauty and loveliness." And they scattered gold amongst the crowd in front of their master who surpassed them all in comeliness and seemlihead[…]"

  2. 2
    the quality of being good looking and attractive wordnet

Synonyms

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agreeabilityagreeablenessappropriatenessatticismbeauteousnessbeauty

Example

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"As Chloe looked at him it occurred to her that he was very handsome; and as this idea had never occurred to her before, she attributed his comeliness to the effects of the bath."

Etymology

From comely + -ness (“the quality of being”).

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