adj., -li·er, -li·est.

1. Not attractive or good-looking: a homely child.
2. Lacking elegance or refinement: homely furniture.
3. Of a simple or unpretentious nature; plain: homely truths.
4. Characteristic of the home or of home life: homely skills.

homeliness home'li·ness n.

adjective

1. Not handsome or beautiful: plain, unattractive, uncomely, unlovely. Idioms: not much for looks, not much to look at, short on looks. See beautiful/ugly.
2. Of a plain and unsophisticated nature: artless, homespun, natural, rustic, unadorned, unpolished. See plain/fancy.
3. Of or relating to the family or household: domestic, familial, family, home, household. See kin, group.

adj

Definition: not beautiful, ordinary
Antonyms: attractive, beautiful, sophisticated

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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking in physical beauty or proportion
  Synonym: plain

Meaning #2: having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
  Synonyms: homelike, homey, homy

Meaning #3: plain and unpretentious

Meaning #4: without artificial refinement or elegance

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hjemlig, hyggelig, dagligdags, beskeden

Nederlands (Dutch)
huiselijk, intiem, eenvoudig, alledaags, lelijk, onaantrekkelijk

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) accueillant (une atmosphère), (GB) sans prétention (un hôtel), simple (une personne), (US) sans attraits (une personne)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - einfach, häuslich, nicht sehr attraktiv, reizlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απλός, ανεπιτήδευτος, (ΗΠΑ) (για ανθρώπους) άσχημος, σπιτικός, νοικοκυρίστικος, (μτφ.) ζεστός

Italiano (Italian)
scialbo, familiare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - despretensioso, rústico, feio

Русский (Russian)
непритязательный, домашний, уютный, невзрачный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - feúcho, casero, doméstico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - enkel, vardaglig, huslig, hemtrevlig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
家常的, 丑陋的, 平凡的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 家常的, 醜陋的, 平凡的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 못생긴, 가정적인, 검소한, 흔한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - わが家のような, 家庭的な, 飾らない, 質素な, ありふれた, 不器量な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عائلي بهيج أو مريح أو بسيط, مألوف أو عادتي, عطوف, طبيعي أو غير متكلف, بسيط للطعام, غير مزخرف, بشع أو قبيح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פשוט, משפחתי, ביתי, מכוער, לא רב-רושם, מיומנ/ת במלאכות הבית‬

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