Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homeliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: home-li-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being homely.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The quality associated with home; domesticity.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"How many familiar faces, rejoicing in our joy, sorrowing with our sorrow—how many cares, pleasant from habit—sickness, whose suffering gave a tenderer character to love—mirth, the mirth of the cheerful hearth or the daily meal—mirth, like home-made bread, sweeter from its very homeliness—..."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: homlynesse
Suffix: homely

Usage

Inflected Forms

homelinesses (plural)

Synonyms

plainness dowdiness drabness

Questions

What does homeliness mean?: The property of being homely.
Where does homeliness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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