homeliness

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homeliness

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

noun homelinesses

  1. countable, uncountable The property of being homely.
  2. countable, uncountable 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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@misc{homeliness_2026,
  title = {homeliness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homeliness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}