My friend stated that their friend was homely. What does that mean?

Question

My friend stated that their friend was homely. What does that mean?

Answer 1

Not attractive or good-looking

Answer 2

It's a diplomatic way of saying she's not too pretty.

Answer 3

It means she doesn't think she's very attractive, a bit plain or bland.

Answer 4

1.lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.

2.not having elegance, refinement, or cultivation.

3.proper or suited to the home or to ordinary domestic life; plain; unpretentious: homely food.

4.commonly seen or known.

[Origin: 1300–50; Middle English - homly]

Simple, homely (homey), homelike, plain imply absence of adornment or embellishment. Something that is simple is not elaborate or complex: a simple kind of dress. In the United States, homely usually suggests absence of natural beauty: an unattractive person almost homely enough to be called ugly. In England, the word suggests a wholesome simplicity without artificial refinement or elegance; since it characterizes that which is comfortable and attractive, it is equivalent to homey: a homely cottage.

Your friend could just mean that her friend isn't 'Showy' and doesn't make herself the center of attention all the time.

Answer 5

not very pretty

Answer 6

another word for plain, many years ago I remember reading a story about a very handsome man who married a plain girl, greatest choice he ever made he declared, for as he grew to love her, her inner beauty surpassed all his expectations and he loved her more and more for her other attributes, moral to the story precious gifts can come in brown paper wrappings.

Answer 7

probably shy or ugly.

Answer 8

nice "friend"

its like someone saying your ugly in a nice way

1. lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.

2. not having elegance, refinement, or cultivation.

3. proper or suited to the home or to ordinary domestic life; plain; unpretentious: homely food.

4. commonly seen or known