The girl was not downright homely.
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Homely
//ˈhoʊmli//
Synonyms for "homely" (223 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (67)
cushydefaceddegagedirectdisfigureddomesticdrydulldysphemisticdysphemizedearthborneasefuleasyeasygoingelementaryessentialeverydayfamiliarfolksyfrank
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free and easyfriendlyfundamentalgardengarden varietygarden-varietygeneralgracioushaymishhigh-camphomespunhomeyhomishhomogeneoushouseholdhumblehumble-lookinghumble-visagedhumblestignobleill-favoredindivisibleinformalingloriousinnocuousintimateirreducibleirregularkitschyleanleastlived inlived-inlooselowlow-camplowbornlowbredlowestlowliestlowly
Related words (111)
luxuriousmarredmatter-of-factmeanmeremodestmonolithicnaturalneatnonclericalnondescriptof a pieceoffhandoffhandedopenordinarypeacefulphilistineplain spokenplain-speaking
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plain-spokenplebeianpoorpoppopularprimalprimaryprosaicprosingprosypublicpurepure and simplequietrelaxedrelaxingreposefulrestfulroomyruderusticserenesevereshabby-genteelshort on lookssimon puresimon-puresimplesimple-speakingsinglesmallsnugsobersociablesoftsparespartanspoiledstarkstraightforwardteachablethird-estatetranquilubiquitousuglifieduglyugly as hellugly as sinunadornedunaestheticunaffectedunalluringunassumingunbeauteousunbeautifulunceremoniousuncluttereduncomelyunconstrainedunconventionalundecoratedundifferencedundifferentiatedundistinguishedunelaborateungarnishedungenteelunhandsomeuniformunimaginativeunimportantunlovelyunofficialunornamentedunostentatiousunpleasingunpoeticalunpretendingunpretentiousunprettyunsightlyunsophisticatedunstudiedunvarnishedvernacularvulgarwarmworkadayworkday
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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Synonyms
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5 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
4 entriesrelated to
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
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8 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- грозноват adj (plain, physically unattractive)
- домашен adj (characteristic of or belonging to home)
- уютен adj (characteristic of or belonging to home)
Czech
4 entries- domácký adj (characteristic of or belonging to home)
- ordinérní adj (plain, physically unattractive)
- prostý adj (plain, physically unattractive)
- tuctový adj (plain, physically unattractive)
German
2 entries- heimatlich adj (characteristic of or belonging to home)
- heimelig adj (cozy)
Indonesian
1 entries- rumahan adj (characteristic of or belonging to home)
Latin
1 entries- invenustus adj (plain, physically unattractive)
Polish
1 entries- swojski adj (characteristic of or belonging to home)
Russian
1 entries- невзрачный adj (plain, physically unattractive)
Spanish
1 entries- hogareño adj (characteristic of or belonging to home)
Swedish
1 entries- hemtrevlig adj (characteristic of or belonging to home)
Thai
1 entries- บ้านๆ adj (plain, physically unattractive)
Welsh
1 entries- cartrefol adj (characteristic of or belonging to home)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
When I told her I'd never seen such a homely girl, she accused me of sexual harassment.
Source: tatoeba (73927)
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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