homeliness meaning

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homeliness (noun): having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance.

homeliness has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

homeliness as a noun

  1. having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance

    Synonyms: dowdiness, drabness

    Type of: inelegance

    Related forms: homely

  2. an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
    • fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness

    Synonyms: plainness

    Type of: appearance

    Related forms: homely

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in SS · 10-letter words

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