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homely

/ˈhəʊmli/HOHM-lee
/ˈhoʊmli/HOHM-lee

Meaninglike home

Common meaning: simple and cosy

Other meanings: (US) plain-looking

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishham‘home, a dwelling’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhoomsource
  3. Englishhome‘where a person or family dwells’
  4. Englishformed in English from homehomely‘simple and cosy’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from home + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HOME, p.269 · scan

Source words

  • ham Old English · source word “a dwelling, a village”

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