homey

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homey

comfortably informal; cozy; homelike; warm and friendly: a homey cottage

Not to be confused with:

homely – plain; unattractive: a homely mongrel; lacking refinement: a homely country boy

hom·ey¹

also hom·y (hō′mē)

adj. hom·i·er, hom·i·est Informal

Having a feeling of home; comfortable; cozy.

hom′ey·ness n.

hom·ey²

(hō′mē)

n. Slang

Variant of homie.

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homey

(ˈhəʊmɪ)

adj, homier or homiest

a variant spelling (esp US) of homy

informal NZ a British person

ˈhomeyness n

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hom•ey¹

or hom•y

(ˈhoʊ mi)

adj. hom•i•er, hom•i•est.

comfortably informal; cozy: a homey inn.

[1850–55; home + -y¹]

hom′ey•ness, hom′i•ness, n.

hom•ey²

(ˈhoʊ mi)
n., pl. -eys.

Slang. homeboy.

[by shortening]

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Adj.

homey - having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"

homelike, homy, homely

comfortable, comfy - providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?"

homey

adjective (Chiefly U.S.) homely, comfortable, welcoming, domestic, friendly, familiar, cosy, comfy (informal), homespun, downhome (slang, chiefly U.S.), homelike a large, homey dining-room

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Translations

intimo

homey

[ˈhəʊmɪ] ADJ (homier (compar) (homiest (superl))) (US) → íntimo, cómodo

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homey

[ˈhəʊmi] (mainly US) adj (= cosy) [room, atmosphere, place] → simple et accueillant(e)

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homey

adj (+er) (US inf) → gemütlich; atmosphere also → heimelig, behaglich

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