2022-10-09
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – H – homey & comely & homelike
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แสดงรายละเอียด จากตำรา แต่ละเล่ม ที่เป็นหัวข้อ ต่อไปนี้:
Ref.: http://www.gotoknow.org/posts/#683782 2020-10-11
Dictionary.com.
Homey = “HOH-mee" plural noun = ‘hom-eys' or ‘hom ies’
Dictionary.com.
MORE ABOUT HOMEY
What does homey mean?
Homey is used to describe a place as cozy, comfortable, and inviting.
It’s often used to describe a home that feels this way.
You might discuss ways of making your place
(or a particular room in it) more homey,
typically by decorating it in a way
that makes it cozier or more comfortable.
Homey can also be used to describe a place
that’s not a home but that’s comfortable
and inviting like your own home,
such as a hotel room, cozy restaurant, or nicely decorated office.
Example: The new fireplace makes the living room feel so homey.
Unrelatedly, homey is an alternative spelling of the noun homie,
which is a slang term for a close friend.
It can be used to refer to a friend,
as in This is my homey Russel,
or as a term of address for one, as in Hey, homey!
Example: I’m having a night out with just me and my homeys.
British Dictionary definition for Homey
= adj. a variant spelling (esp US) of homy
= noun NZ informal = a British person
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
homey & comely
Although comely is a rarely used word,
It is sometimes confused with its direct opposite, homely.
Acomely person is pleasing in appearance attractive, pretty, handsome, good-looking, or personable.
Ahomely person is unattractive, not beautiful, even ugly.
Homely can also be used to mean “plain” or “domestic”:
“Jean was used to the homely duties of cleaning and cooking.”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
homey & homelike
These words mean “comfortable,”
“cozy,” “familiar,” “like home.”
Both emphasize attractiveness and peaceful security,
but homelike is preferable
because it is less sentimental and informal
