NOUN | attribute | homeliness, dowdiness, drabness | having a drab or dowdy quality |
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attribute | homeliness, plainness | an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful |
Meaning | Having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance. | |
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Synonyms | dowdiness, drabness | |
Broader | inelegance | The quality of lacking refinement and good taste |
Adjectives | homely | without artificial refinement or elegance |
homely | lacking in physical beauty or proportion |
Meaning | An appearance that is not attractive or beautiful. | |
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Example | "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness" | |
Synonym | plainness | |
Broader | appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
Spanish | vulgaridad | |
Catalan | vulgaritat | |
Adjectives | homely | lacking in physical beauty or proportion |
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