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English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary
homeliness(n) ความสบาย, ความคุ้นเคย, ความเรียบง่าย, ความไม่หรูหรา

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Homelinessn. [ From Homely. ] 1. Domesticity; care of home. [ Obs. ] “Wifely homeliness.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Familiarity; intimacy. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Plainness; want of elegance or beauty. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the homeliness of manners, or language. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0)
homeliness(n) an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful, Syn. plainness
dowdiness(n) having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance, Syn. homeliness, drabness

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
homeliness

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
淳朴;純朴;醇朴[じゅんぼく, junboku] (adj-na, n) rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple [Add to Longdo]
不器量;不縹緻(oK)[ふきりょう;ぶきりょう, fukiryou ; bukiryou] (adj-na, n) (1) ugliness; homeliness; (2) lack of ability; incompetence [Add to Longdo]

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Homeliness \Home"li*ness\, n. [From {Homely}.]
     1. Domesticity; care of home. [Obs.] "Wifely homeliness."
        --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Familiarity; intimacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Plainness; want of elegance or beauty.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the
        homeliness of manners, or language. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  homeliness
      n 1: having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or
           elegance [syn: {dowdiness}, {drabness}, {homeliness}]
      2: an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine
         clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness" [syn:
         {homeliness}, {plainness}]

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