homeliness

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The property of being homely. countable,uncountable
  2. The quality associated with home; domesticity. countable,uncountable
    — 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—...

词形变化

homelinesses plural

词源

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