HOMELINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An appearance that is not attractive or beautiful

Example:

fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness

Synonyms:

homeliness; plainness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("homeliness" is a kind of...):

appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Derivation:

homely (lacking in physical beauty or proportion)

Meaning:

Having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance

Synonyms:

dowdiness; drabness; homeliness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("homeliness" is a kind of...):

inelegance (the quality of lacking refinement and good taste)

Derivation:

homely (lacking in physical beauty or proportion)

homely (without artificial refinement or elegance)