1 adj If you describe a room or house as homely, you like it because you feel comfortable and relaxed there. We try and provide a very homely atmosphere.

What does it mean for a person to be homely?

Homely describes someone who's plain or unattractive, like your homely Aunt Agnes or her squish-faced bulldog. The adjective homely is a slightly more gentle word than ugly, with a meaning closer to "plain" than "hideous." It's almost always used to describe a less-than-attractive person, and occasionally an animal.

What is the synonym of homely?

unsophisticated, everyday, ordinary, domestic, plain, simple, modest, natural, down-to-earth, homespun, folksy, unrefined, unpretentious, unaffected, unassuming. sophisticated. 3'when I looked in the mirror, I saw I wasn't homely at all'