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hominess

  • a word derived from homey.
    homey
    adjective
    comfortably informal and inviting; cozy; homelike.
  • a word derived from homy.
    homy
    adjective
    a variant of homey.

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The show itself is based in her Lowry Hill kitchen, which helps achieve that same level of hominess that's seen in "Barefoot Contessa."

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2023

Pandemic gardening, with its wholesome hominess and its promise of food independence, was the thing to do, in those weird early days.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2020

Those gestures — the people themselves — give the best approximation of hominess.

From Washington Post ● May 4, 2016

It’s rock’n’roll, it’s rap, it’s TV stars, but there’s a certain hominess.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 29, 2015

It sits by the fireplace and gives the room an air of real hominess.

From The House in Good Taste by Elsie de Wolfe