homestyle

Or home-style

[hohm-stahyl]

adjective

1. simple and unpretentious, evoking the comforts of home: home-style hospitality.

   homestyle cooking;

   home-style hospitality.

Word History and Origins

Origin of homestyle¹

First recorded in 1865–70; home + style

Example Sentences

“There in Savannah, Paula Deen’s homestyle Southern menu at the Lady and Sons turned me into a ravenous beast, unmindful of manners, cholesterol, North-South diplomacy and the dropped jaws of my companions,” USA Today, then the nation’s most-read daily newspaper, wrote on Dec. 17, 1999.

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Her handmade bag lunches were delivered by her sons Jamie and Bobby and earned Deen a local reputation for her homestyle cooking.

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In a tongue-in-cheek video and statement posted on X by Upland police, three people are seen breaking into the Corky’s Homestyle Kitchen and Bakery near 7th Street and Mountain Avenue around 3:30 a.m.

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This week, Inglewood-based soul institution the Serving Spoon is offering breakfast at the church from 9 to 11 a.m., including its famous homestyle potatoes, eggs, chicken or pork sausage and biscuits.

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A lot of the homestyle dishes are meant to be riffed, not strictly adhered to.

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