homely

[US]/ˈhəʊmli/
[UK]/ˈhoʊmli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. enkel; hjemmelig; uattraktiv.
Word Forms
Comparativehomelier

Phrases & Collocations

homely atmosphere

hemmelig atmosfære

homely decor

hemmelig dekor

warm and homely

varm og hemmelig

homely cooking

hemmelig matlaging

homely feeling

hemmelig følelse

simple and homely

enkelt og hemmelig

homely environment

hemmelig miljø

Example Sentences

a modern hotel with a homely atmosphere.

en modern hotel med et hjemmelagt atmosfære.

quite a homely sort of body

en ganske hjemmelagt type kropp

Her mother is a homely woman.

Hun mor er en hjemmelagt kvinne.

because of my country accent, people identified me with a homely farmer's wife.

på grunn av min landsby-aksent, identifiserte folk meg med en hjemmelagt bondekvinn.

Times are changed and we must, to use the homely metaphor, cut our coat according to our cloth.

Tiden har endret seg, og vi må, ved hjelp av det hjemmelagte metafor, klippe jakken vår etter klærne våre.

She quite forgot Hurstwood's presence at times, and looked away to homely farmhouses and cosey cottages in villages with wondering eyes.

Hun glemte helt Hurstwoods tilstedeværelse på visse steder, og så bort mot hjemmelagte gårdshus og hyggelige hytter i bygder med undrende øyne.

The king, insulted by this homely simile, banishes the youngest daughter and divides his kingdom between the older two, who promptly kick him out on his royal heinie.

Kongen, fornærmet av dette enkle liknelsen, forviser den yngste datteren og deler kongeriket sitt mellom de to eldste, som umiddelbart sparker ham ut på hans kongelige rumpe.

But their surfaces bear witness to homely labor: Topping the tallest stone, once part of a trilithon, is a tenon—half of a mortise-and-tenon joint borrowed from woodworking.

Men deres overflater vitner om hjemmelagd arbeid: På toppen av den høyeste stenen, som tidligere var en del av en trilithon, er det en tenon – halvdelen av en mortis-og-tenon forbindelse lånt fra treverk.

Real-world Examples

Why do I always get the homely ones?

Hvorfor får jeg alltid de homlige?

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Mortified, Fawcett tried to take out the sting by crossing out homely and writing in plain.

Forlegen forsøkte Fawcett å minske skadene ved å krysse ut 'homlig' og skrive 'enkel' i stedet.

Source: People Magazine

A more homely approach to military technology is warranted.

En mer homlig tilnærming til militærteknologi er på høie.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

As a young girl she was painfully aware of being very homely.

Som en ung jente var hun med full bevissthet over at hun var veldig homlig.

Source: New Century College English Comprehensive Course (2nd Edition) Volume 2

I was very disappointed to see her sister; she was a homely girl.

Jeg var veldig skuffet over å se hennes søster; hun var en homlig jente.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

It is rather homely withal, having nothing in feather, feature, or form to attract notice.

Det er ganske homlig i det hele tatt, med ingenting i fe, trekke eller form som trekker oppmerksomheten.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

Sue's place is the perfect homely spot to enjoy a traditional New Year hot pot.

Sues sted er det perfekte homlige stedet for å nyte en tradisjonell nyttårskogebæs.

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese New Year"

" Aye, and slew his brother, " said a short homely man in a rust-eaten iron halfhelm.

Ja, og han drepte sin bror, sa en liten homlig mann i en røstet jern halvhelm.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

Homely NFL quarterbacks earn less than their comelier counterparts, despite identical yards passed and years in the league.

Homlige NFL-quarterbacks tjener mindre enn sine mer attraktive kolleger, selv om de har like mange passyder og år i ligaen.

Source: The Economist - Arts

" It wasn't Longspear, then" ? Jon was relieved. He liked Longspear, with his homely face and friendly ways.

Det var ikke Longspear, da? Jon var lettet. Han likte Longspear, med hans homlige ansikt og venlige manerer.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

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