What does "homely" mean to you?
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Anonymous
Yep....I've always understood it to be ugly... But when I was in college, a friend of mine who was Indian--his parents were trying to arrange a marriage for his older brother. He showed me some advertisements in some Indian publication and I was surprised to see that a lot of them described young women as "homely." I asked my friend why they would advertise the fact that the girl was ugly, if they are trying to find her a husband, and he said that by "homely" they meant that she was good in the home--liked to cook, clean, take care of children, etc. |
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Anonymous
| ^she is gorgeous |
Anonymous
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It means ugly or unattractive at best.
In England, homes are often described as homely, meaning comfortable or cosy. I always thought that was weird. |
Anonymous
| The Willis Girls. Especially Rumer. |
Anonymous
+1. Rumor got Bruces' chin and facial features. Sad because Demi and Bruce are pretty good looking on their own but not a good combo for their kids. |
Anonymous
| My DIL. |
Anonymous
Agree. |
Anonymous
| Why is the most recent pic "gorgeous"? Wow. Not PP btw. |
Anonymous
| I am the one who said "gorgeous". While no she isn't model worthy, I think she is very pretty and not the typical "homely" |
Anonymous
| Scout Willis is the most decent looking one. |
Anonymous
| Carla on "Cheers". |
Anonymous
| People often confuse "homey" with "homely." I once visited a nursing home with a friend and we stopped to visit with a lady we didn't know. She had spruced up her room, and my friend told her, "your room is so homely!" I hated to correct her in front of others, but geez, that poor lady. |
Anonymous
| A nice way of saying ugly. |
Anonymous
ok . . . |