What does "homely" mean to you?

[Anonymous]

homey -- cozy, warm
homely -- plain, ugly, bare
homelike -- seeming like home

[Anonymous]

The modern definition is ugly.

[Anonymous]

Homely means worse than plain. But not as bad as fugly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Adrian in the original "Rocky" movie. Plain, not wearing make-up or trendy clothes. Usually lacking in self-confidence. I consider it the same thing as dowdy.

She looks like a government attorney.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Adrian in the original "Rocky" movie. Plain, not wearing make-up or trendy clothes. Usually lacking in self-confidence. I consider it the same thing as dowdy.

She looks like a government attorney.

I actually think this is wrong. She's not unattractive just not made up.

Homely is more like the mayim bialik pic above. Big nose, bad skin, uneven features etc.

For kids, it's harder but we all have seen kids who aren't cute! Thin hair, small eyes, blotchy skin - etc

[Anonymous]

For kids I think of the portrayal of Laura Inglis Wilder in Little House on the Prairie - when Melissa Gilbert was a kid she was quite homely, cute, but homely.