variants
or less commonly homy
homier; homiest
1
: homelike
a homey atmosphere
also
: evocative of home
a homey meal
2
: homely sense 3
homey anecdotes
homeyness
noun
or hominess
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2025
The menus are reassuringly written only in French, and the homey, low-key cooking is treated as an art form.
—airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
The bottles have also been interpreted as references to the domestic sphere, minus the homey quality typically associated with it.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Saving a Dive Bar: When Lucy’s, a homey New York tavern, closed down and underwent a renovation, some longtime patrons feared the worst.
—Ye Fan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
But Tesoro Mexican, a very homey little breakfast and lunch restaurant known for chilaquiles, is crowded daily and has up to an hour’s waiting time on weekends.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2025
The menus are reassuringly written only in French, and the homey, low-key cooking is treated as an art form.
—airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
The bottles have also been interpreted as references to the domestic sphere, minus the homey quality typically associated with it.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Saving a Dive Bar: When Lucy’s, a homey New York tavern, closed down and underwent a renovation, some longtime patrons feared the worst.
—Ye Fan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homey
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“Homey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homey. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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