homy
Americanadjective
adjective
Usage
What does homy mean? Homy is a rare alternate spelling of homey, which 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 house (or a particular room in it) more homey, typically by decorating it in a way that makes it cozier or more comfortable. It 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 homy.
Other Word Forms
- hominess noun
Example Sentences
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Over the weekend they fell 1-0 at homy to Sporting Kansas.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2012
Friendly, homy Earl Warren was not mad at anyone.
From Time Magazine Archive
His TV role as a show-business type permits Thomas the best of two possible worlds�the homy and the glamorous.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was the delegates who gave the convention most of its strawberry festival flavor �a homy mixture of galluses, shirtsleeves, palmetto fans, odd hats and lax faces.
From Time Magazine Archive
His little hand is black, his nails perfect homy claws, his movements gentle and inviting.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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