homely

Synonyymisanakirja

homely

ruma, vaatimaton, mukava, kotoinen, lokoisa, kotoisa, kodikas, viihtyisä, kodintuntuinen, kömpelö, tyylitön, arkinen.

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hely, viljely, osa-aikaviljely, kuokkaviljely, lavaviljely, parvekeviljely, kasvihuoneviljely, koeviljely, kateviljely, kotitarveviljely...

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Englannin sanakirja

homely englanniksi

1. puhekieltä lack Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.

w:Robert South|Robert South

There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass.

2. 1958, w:Vladimir Nabokov|Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, Chapter 15

You see, she sees herself as a starlet; I see her as a sturdy, healthy but decidedly homely kid.

3. puhekieltä characteristic Characteristic of or belonging to home; domestic. (defdate)

4. 5 January 2014 "Mowgli's Cub" (Jungle Book episode)

Mowgli: "Oh, don't worry Chota, it may not be homely, but I can warm it up."

5. puhekieltä On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate.

6. 1563, w:John Foxe|John Foxe, w:Actes_and_Monuments Foxes Book of Martyrs'', Chapter on William Thorpe

With all these men I was right homely, and communed with them long and oft.

7. puhekieltä domestic Domestic; tame.

8. puhekieltä personal Personal; private.

9. puhekieltä friendly Friendly; kind; gracious; cordial.

10. puhekieltä simple Simple; plain; familiar; unelaborate; unadorned. (defdate)

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11. 1731, w:Alexander Pope|Alexander Pope, Strephon and Chloe, Lines 211-212

Now Strephon daily entertains / His Chloe in the homeliest strains.

12. 2001, Sydney I. Landau, Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of Lexicography, Cambridge University Press (ISBN 0-521-78512-X), page 167,

There is no simple way to define precisely a complex arrangement of parts, however homely the object may appear to be.

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