different between unsightly vs homely
unsightly
English
Etymology
From un- +? sightly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?sa?tli/
Adjective
unsightly (comparative more unsightly, superlative most unsightly)
- Displeasing to the eye.
Usage notes
- The forms unsightlier and unsightliest are dated.
Synonyms
- disgusting
- ugly
Antonyms
- beautiful
- sightly
Translations
Further reading
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homely
English
Alternative forms
- hamely (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English homly, hoomly, hamely (“domestic, familiar, plain”), from Old English *h?ml?c (“of the home, domestic”), from Proto-West Germanic *haimal?k (“of or characteristic of home”), equivalent to home +? -ly. Cognate with Scots hamely (“familiar, personal, private”), West Frisian heimelik, Dutch heimelijk (“secret, secretive, clandestine”), German heimlich (“secret, secretive, clandestine, undercover”), Danish hemmelig (“secret”), Swedish hemlig (“secret, concealed, privy, covert”), Faroese heimligur (“homelike, homey”), Icelandic heimlegur (“homely; worldly”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h??mli/
- (US) enPR: h?m?l?, IPA(key): /?ho?mli/
- Rhymes: -??mli
- Hyphenation: home?ly
Adjective
homely (comparative homelier or more homely, superlative homeliest or most homely)
- Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cozy. [from early 14th c.]
- (Canada, US) Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
- There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass.
- Antonym: comely
- (Britain dialectal) On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate.
- (Britain dialectal, of animals) Domestic; tame.
- (Britain dialectal) Personal; private.
- (Britain dialectal) Friendly; kind; gracious; cordial.
- (India) Conservative and family-oriented.
- (archaic) Simple; plain; familiar; unelaborate; unadorned. [from late 14th c.]
Derived terms
- homely as a hedge fence
Translations
Middle English
Adverb
homely
- Alternative form of homly
Adjective
homely
- Alternative form of homly
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