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Definitions for: Homeliness [n] an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"
[n] lacking stylishness or neatness
Webster (1913) Definition: Home"li*ness, n. [From Homely.]
1. Domesticity; care of home. [Obs.] ``Wifely homeliness.''
--Chaucer.
2. Familiarity; intimacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
3. Plainness; want of elegance or beauty.
4. Coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the
homeliness of manners, or language. --Addison.
Synonyms: dowdiness, drabness, plainness
See Also: appearance, inelegance, visual aspect
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