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Meanings of homelike in English

Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable.

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Examples for "homely"
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A homely man was Bach-quiet, simple in tastes and blunt in speech.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 / Little J...
2
They were homely in the better as well as the worse sense.
The Dozen from Lakerim
3
The homely disgrace of it quite bowed the heart of Mrs. Hanway-Harley.
The President: A Novel
4
Mrs. Gould, in her homely way, came to the point at once:
Muslin
5
The homely room had stamped on it the characteristics of its owner.
The Shadow of the East
1
Once again he was struck by the homey feel of the place.
Darkness revealed
2
It was his own shabby, homey corner of the hideously expensive city.
Super Man and the Bug Out
3
It was a homey sound, one that reminded me I wasn't alone.
Outpost
4
And I think Wanda's should be very homey inside, a little old-fashioned.
Fortunate harbor
5
The parsonage, to Prudence's gratified eyes, looked homey, and big, and inviting.
Prudence of the Parsonage
1
It would be bright, and cozy, and "homy," she knew.
Lonesome Land
2
I'm so homy I can't see straight.
Mad enough to marry
3
Cordie had stayed turned around in the front seat all through the double feature, watching homy Maureen and Berk rather than the neat movies.
Summer of Night
4
It would take more than three scrawny homies to rock the Buick.
Finger lickin' fifteen
5
It makes them feel like they're just hanging out with their homies.
Ebony
Usage of homelike in English
1
All was peaceful and homelike; if it would only last, thought Polly.
Polly Oliver's Problem
2
The every-day, homelike atmosphere had its effect in allaying his picturesque fears.
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch
3
Accordingly it was comfortable and homelike beyond the average of frontier dwellings.
The Half-Hearted
4
Pen had achieved the homelike with some chintz hangings and a rug.
Still Jim
5
A lot of the men had given homelike touches to their habitations.
A Minstrel in France
6
It was the most homelike place we saw, by a long way.
Life and Gabriella: The Story of a Woman's Courage
7
Little by little the old tar-paper shack took on a homelike air.
Land of the Burnt Thigh
8
And I bought furniture to make my room look pretty and homelike.
The Lady of the Basement Flat
9
The little sitting-room in the doctor's house was delightfully homelike and comfortable.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
10
They meant to give a homelike air of permanency to their dwellings.
The Flying U's Last Stand
11
I just naturally like a darg round fer company-theysorter seem homelike.
The Strange Case of Cavendish
12
Robert's anxiety to make it pleasant and homelike was pitiful to watch.
Robert Elsmere
13
How much more pleasant and homelike it is in our dear Germany!
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
14
This square is very ugly, but how provincial and homelike it is!
Là-bas
15
There was something delightfully homelike and familiar in this sharing of simple duties.
Mrs. Day's Daughters
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Be kind and generous; strive to create a warm, homelike atmosphere.
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