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also homy
as in homely
chiefly US
comfortable or familiar like home
a homey restaurant with a warm fireplace a homey atmosphere
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Recent Examples of homey
The mood is homey and in tune with Burberry’s strategy of celebrating Britain and spotlighting some of its most famous names.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025
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
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homey
Adjective
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The Athletic’s score: 161 Auckland City’s homely Kiwitea Street stadium (Phil Walter/Getty Images) 31.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
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Whether that is fair or not, the move was certainly a long way from the early-career Meghan who raged against the homely image of women in the kitchen of the Ivory Clear commercial.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Johnson no longer felt comfortable being out in public.—
Alexis Okeowo,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Once a company is comfortable aligning with a trend, plan the pivot strategy.—
Parna Sarkar-Basu,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Her biggest piece of advice for creating a pleasant patio at your own home?—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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The most pleasant surprise to me was Ohio’s Matt Ponatoski, ranked as the No. 29 QB by 247Sports.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Iranians are extremely friendly, warm and hospitable and enjoy nothing more than inviting guests into their homes for a meal.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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Its people have always been open to the world and constantly reshaped by it, unfailingly hospitable and ready to adapt.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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But the intended fix, local homelike centers, hasn't filled the void.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Lutheran Home was founded in 1892 by a Lutheran pastor who wanted to create a homelike setting for older adults.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Homey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homey. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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