homey
adjective
comfortably informal and inviting; cozy; homelike.
homeyness
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a word derived from
homey.
Example Sentences
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As she puts it, "I was trained in very fine dining, and while I love and appreciate the food, I like to dial it back. I always bring comfort and homeyness to my food."
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2025
“It’s a room made for homeyness and comfort.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
Fabric is equally integral to the pictures of Ruth Leonela Buentello, a first-generation Mexican American whose work is hung in a gallery that’s been wallpapered for maximum homeyness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022
The new “Idol” episodes, subtitled “On With the Show,” play up the homeyness of the domestic settings.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2020
Margaret often yearned to pull the pieces of furniture out from their stiff, sentinel-like stations against the wall and give to the room that divine touch of homeyness which it lacked.
From Tillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch by Martin, Helen Reimensnyder
