The girl was not downright homely.
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Homely
/ˈhoʊmli/
Synonyms for "homely" (225 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (68)
cushionedcushionycushydefaceddegagedirectdisfigureddomesticdrydulldysphemisticdysphemizedearthborneasefuleasyeasygoingelementaryessentialeverydayfamiliar
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folksyfrankfree and easyfriendlyfundamentalgardengarden varietygarden-varietygeneralgracioushaymishhigh-camphomelikehomespunhomeyhomishhomogeneoushouseholdhumblehumble-lookinghumble-visagedhumblestignobleill-favoredindivisibleinelegantinformalingloriousinnocuousintimateirreducibleirregularkitschyleanleastlived inlived-inlooselowlow-camplowbornlowbredlowestlowliestlowlyluxurious
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marredmatter-of-factmeanmeremodestmonolithicnaturalneatnonclericalnondescriptof a pieceoffhandoffhandedopenordinarypeacefulphilistineplainplain spokenplain-speaking
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plain-spokenplebeianpoorpoppopularprimalprimaryprosaicprosingprosypublicpurepure and simplequietrelaxedrelaxingreposefulrestfulroomyruderusticserenesevereshabby-genteelshort on lookssimon puresimon-puresimplesimple-speakingsinglesmallsnugsobersociablesoftsparespartanspoiledstarkstraightforwardteachablethird-estatetranquilubiquitousuglifieduglyugly as hellugly as sinunadornedunaestheticunaffectedunalluringunassumingunattractiveunbeauteousunbeautifulunceremoniousuncluttereduncomelyunconstrainedunconventionalundecoratedundifferencedundifferentiatedundistinguishedunelaborateungarnishedungenteelunhandsomeuniformunimaginativeunimportantunlovelyunofficialunornamentedunostentatiousunpleasingunpoeticalunpretendingunpretentiousunprettyunsightlyunsophisticatedunstudiedunvarnishedvernacularvulgarwarmworkadayworkday
Adjective(2 words)
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4 entriesCollocations
6 entrieshomely appearancehomely atmospherehomely charmhomely cottagehomely kitchenhomely room
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- грозноват adj (plain, physically unattractive)
Czech
3 entries- ordinérní adj (plain, physically unattractive)
- prostý adj (plain, physically unattractive)
- tuctový adj (plain, physically unattractive)
Latin
1 entries- invenustus adj (plain, physically unattractive)
Russian
1 entries- невзрачный adj (plain, physically unattractive)
Thai
1 entries- บ้านๆ adj (plain, physically unattractive)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
When I told her I'd never seen such a homely girl, she accused me of sexual harassment.
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I don't ever expect to be a bride myself. I'm so homely nobody will ever want to marry me.
Source: tatoeba (5824748)
Mary is a homely girl.
Source: tatoeba (8301112)
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