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comely

  (kŭm') pronunciation
adj., -li·er, -li·est.
  1. Pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive. See synonyms at beautiful.
  2. Suitable; seemly: comely behavior.

[Middle English comli, alteration (probably influenced by bicomli, seemly) of cumli, from Old English c[ymacr]mlic, lovely, delicate, from c[ymacr]me, beautiful.]

comeliness come'li·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: comely

adjective

  1. Having qualities that delight the eye: attractive, beauteous, beautiful, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning. Scots bonny. Idioms: easy on the eyes. See beautiful/ugly.
  2. Conforming to accepted standards: becoming, befitting, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly. See courtesy/discourtesy.

 
Antonyms: comely

adj

Definition: beautiful
Antonyms: bad-looking, despicable, disagreeable, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, ugly, unattractive


 
Word Tutor: comely
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Pretty; attractive.

pronunciation John's sister was pleasant and comely.

 
Translations: Translations for: Comely

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tækkelig, køn

Nederlands (Dutch)
aantrekkelijk

Français (French)
adj. - avenant, beau/belle (arch)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - anziehend, ansehnlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θελκτικός, ελκυστικός

Italiano (Italian)
attraente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gracioso, conveniente

Русский (Russian)
привлекательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - atractivo, hermoso, agradable, gentil, apuesto, decente, modesto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - med behagligt utseende, fin

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
清秀的, 美丽的, 标致的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 清秀的, 美麗的, 標致的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잘생긴, 알맞은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 顔だちの整った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مليح الوجه, حسن, جميل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נאה, נעים‬


 
 

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