n. [ From Homely. ] 1. Domesticity; care of home. [ Obs. ] “Wifely homeliness.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Familiarity; intimacy. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Plainness; want of elegance or beauty. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the homeliness of manners, or language. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]