Definition of HOMELINESS

homeliness

Meanings

Plural: homelinesses

Noun

  • having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
  • an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
    • "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"
  • The property of being homely.
  • The quality associated with home; domesticity.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English homlynesse, homelynesse, hamelynes, equivalent to homely + -ness.

Scrabble Score: 15

homeliness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
homeliness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
homeliness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

homeliness is a valid Words With Friends word