Definition of homeliness

"homeliness" in the noun sense

1. dowdiness, drabness, homeliness

having a drab or dowdy quality lacking stylishness or elegance

2. homeliness, plainness

an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful

"fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"

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Quotations for homeliness

Homeliness is the best guardian of a young girl's virtue. [ Mme. de Genlis ]

Homeliness is almost as great a merit in a book as in a house, if the reader would abide there. It is next to beauty, and a very high art. [ Thoreau ]

Beauty gains little, and homeliness and deformity lose much, by gaudy attire. Lysander knew this was in part true, and refused the rich garments that the tyrant Dionysius proffered to his daughters, saying that they were fit only to make unhappy faces more remarkable. [ Zimmermann ]

homeliness in Scrabble®

The word homeliness is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters homeliness:

HOMELINESS
(144)
HOMELINESS
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

hemline, insoles, isohels, lesions, lioness, meioses, nemesis, siemens

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word homeliness

HOMELINESS
(144)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In homeliness

HOMELINESS
(144)
HOMELINESS
(144)
HEMLINE
(98 = 48 + 50)
HEMLINE
(98 = 48 + 50)
HOMELINESS
(96)
HOMELINESS
(96)
HEMLINE
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ISOHELS
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NEMESIS
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HEMLINE
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NEMESIS
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HEMLINE
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INSOLES
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LESIONS
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HEMLINE
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LIONESS
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homeliness in Words With Friends™

The word homeliness is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters homeliness:

HOMELINESS
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

hemline, insoles, isohels, lesions, lioness, meioses, nemesis, siemens

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word homeliness

HOMELINESS
(225)
HOMELINESS
(189)
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(126)
HOMELINESS
(114)
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(19)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In homeliness

HOMELINESS
(225)
HOMELINESS
(189)
HOMELINESS
(126)
HEMLINE
(119 = 84 + 35)
HOMELINESS
(114)
SIEMENS
(104 = 69 + 35)
NEMESIS
(104 = 69 + 35)
HEMLINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SIEMENS
(98 = 63 + 35)
ISOHELS
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MEIOSES
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HEMLINE
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HEMLINE
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SIEMENS
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ISOHELS
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MEIOSES
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HEMLINE
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HEMLINE
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HOMELINESS
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(84)
HEMLINE
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HEMLINE
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NEMESIS
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LIONESS
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LIONESS
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HOMELINESS
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SIEMENS
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HEMLINE
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MOHELS
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ISOHELS
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HOMELINESS
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HOMELINESS
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HEMLINE
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HOLISM
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Words within the letters of homeliness

2 letter words in homeliness (15 words)

7 letter words in homeliness (8 words)

8 letter words in homeliness (5 words)

9 letter words in homeliness (1 word)

10 letter words in homeliness (1 word)

homeliness + 1 blank (1 word)

homeliness + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence homeliness

Words that start with homeliness (1 word)

Words with homeliness in them (1 word)

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