homeliness
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homeliness
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From Middle English homlynesse, homelynesse, hamelynes, equivalent to homely + -ness.
noun homelinesses
- The property of being homely.
- The quality associated with home; domesticity. 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—...
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title = {homeliness},
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