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Meanings of homey in English

Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable.

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Examples for "homely"
1
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
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
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 homey in English
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
6
We sort, tongue and cheek, refer to this as the homey drop.
Wired
7
The smell of buckwheat kasha and used underwear proved homey and inviting.
The new yorker
8
Isn't it dandy that you've settled down to being homey with us!
Main Street
9
It had a homey, intimate quality; rather simple and easily manipulated.
Violists
10
He could make it just as homey and friendly at home.
The new yorker
11
But I try to make it a very homey sort of an atmosphere.
The new yorker
12
Compared to his overdecorated house, her place seemed homey and comfortable...lived-in.
A fare to remember: just whistle\driven to distraction\taken for...
13
It was a pleasant room, with a more homey feel than a hospital.
The last illusion
14
The apartment building I had once considered homey seemed, overnight, dormlike and shoddy.
Demon: a memoir
15
With Minnie's big presence this place comes alive and is homey and warm.
The hateful eight
16
It was as homey, cozy, and placid a setting as could possibly be.
Tough customer: a novel
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