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It's just very homey in Ireland. It's very comforting and comfortable. There's lots of fireplaces with fires. It's just really cozy.
Amy Adams

Meaning of "homey" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMEY

homey  [ˈhəʊmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homey can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HOMEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Homie

Homie is an English language slang term found in American urban culture, whose origins etymologists generally trace to African American Vernacular English from the late 19th century, with the word "homeboy" meaning a male friend from back home. The words have also had similar use in Latino and chicano communities in the United States, starting in the late 1960s/early 1970s and continuing up to the present. As slang terms, the words have come to have variations in meaning, depending on local subcultures in a region, without the stability provided for dictionary-defined words. The term has also been traced to military slang.

Definition of homey in the English dictionary

The definition of homey in the dictionary is a British person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMEY


anomie
ˈænəʊmɪ
anomy
ˈænəʊmɪ
chromy
ˈkrəʊmɪ
cleome
klɪˈəʊmɪ
comby
ˈkəʊmɪ
Dahomey
dəˈhəʊmɪ
disomy
daɪˈsəʊmɪ
domy
ˈdəʊmɪ
foamy
ˈfəʊmɪ
heliochromy
ˈhiːlɪəʊˌkrəʊmɪ
homie
ˈhəʊmɪ
homy
ˈhəʊmɪ
Komi
ˈkəʊmɪ
loamy
ˈləʊmɪ
monosomy
ˈmɒnəˌsəʊmɪ
photochromy
ˈfəʊtəʊˌkrəʊmɪ
polychromy
ˈpɒlɪˌkrəʊmɪ
Salome
səˈləʊmɪ
stereochromy
ˈstɛrɪəˌkrəʊmɪ
trisomy
ˈtraɪsəʊmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMEY

homespun
homestand
homestay
homestead
Homestead Act
homestead law
homesteader
homesteading
homeward
homeward bound
homewards
homeware
homework
homework club
homework diary
homework exercise
homework notebook
homeworker
homeworking
homeyness

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMEY

blimey
cor blimey
costumey
gamey
gorblimey
limey
mamey
Niamey
samey
shimmey
thymey

Synonyms and antonyms of homey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HOMEY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «homey» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of homey

Translation of «homey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMEY

Find out the translation of homey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

温馨的家庭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hogareño
570 millions of speakers

English

homey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घर का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزميل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

домашний
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caseiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারিবারিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intime
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selesa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heimelig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

家庭的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편안
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ấm cúng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹோமி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरगुती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ev gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

familiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

domowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

домашній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

familiară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπιτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gemoed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

folklig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hjemmekoselig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMEY»

The term «homey» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.557 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homey

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7 QUOTES WITH «HOMEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word homey.
1
Amy Adams
It's just very homey in Ireland. It's very comforting and comfortable. There's lots of fireplaces with fires. It's just really cozy.
2
Daniel Boulud
I love Italian food; it's soulful like French food. Italian food is original and homey; it's market-driven, but also can be locally sourced.
3
Chubby Checker
Homey don't quit. What else are you gonna do? It's like those guys in the cartoon they get up in the morning, check the clock and fight all day and after it's over they check the clock and go home. That's how it goes.
4
Martha Gellhorn
Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit.
5
Paris Hilton
My kitchen looks like the one from my childhood - very homey, with a little bit of Alice in Wonderland!
6
Alfred Hitchcock
Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table.
7
Rob Machado
Truthfully, I despise hotels. I've had such better experiences staying at people's houses and guesthouses; it's so much more comfortable and homey.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMEY»

Discover the use of homey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Biscuits and Scones: 62 Recipes, from Breakfast Biscuits to ...
Filled with recipes and dozens of useful tips and suggestions on ingredients and preparation, this indispensable book will help any cook turn out never-fail biscuits and scones every time.
Elizabeth Alston, 1988
2
Hommie/Homey
By creating a forum for dialogue it is my intention to create an environment that is conducive to perception change. I am interested in human interaction as the art experience, as humans are the catalysts for evolution.
Kendell M. Carter, 2007
3
Culture and Consumption II: Markets, Meaning, and Brand ...
Objects are homey when they have a personal significance for the owner (e.g., gifts, crafts, trophies, mementos, family heirlooms). A homemade ashtray assembled from shells collected on a summer holiday by the children served one family ...
Grant David McCracken, 2005
4
Comfort Food: Warm and Homey, Rich and Hearty
A stack of blueberry pancakes drizzled with syrup, a creamy dish of mac and cheese, hearty spaghetti and meatballs, old-fashioned buttermilk fried chicken, warm peach cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream—no matter what your idea of ...
Rick Rodgers, 2012
5
Biographical Dictionary of Psychology
Homey 28l l968 The technique of psychoanalytic therapy. American Journal of Psychoanalysts. 28. 3-l2. Further reading O'Connell. A. i l980i Karen Homey: Theorist in psychoanalysis and feminine psychology. Psychology of Women Quarterly ...
Noel Sheehy, Antony J. Chapman, Wendy A. Conroy, 2002
6
Icons of African American Comedy
By the end of the skit, Jackson has driven away all the bourgeois would-be altruists and invited his hobo buddies to come and partake of the meal. An almost equally disturbing but equally funny character is Homey D. Clown, an angry and  ...
Eddie M. Tafoya, 2011
7
Williams-Sonoma Comfort Food: Warm and Homey, Rich and Hearty
These are the family classics that have been passed down through generations-the over-the-top dishes that you crave and that lift your spirits morning, noon, and night.
Rick Rodgers, Williams-Sonoma, 2010
8
Black Is the New White
But the Wayans create the character of Homey D. Clown off a riff of mine. Homey is a children's party clown who performs the job as part of a prison work-release program. He doesn't take any shit from kids or grown-ups. He's the oppressed ...
Paul Mooney, 2009
9
The Historiography of Psychoanalysis
For example, Homey "regarded the Oedipus complex as a culturally conditioned phenomena," and therefore she saw the origins of neurosis in different sources than Freud had proposed. As the world Freud took for granted has wholly ceased  ...
Paul Roazen, 1992
10
A Place on the Corner
Through all this The Homey, who was somewhat high on wine, appeared stoic and indifferent. After a long while, he began asking various people for bus fare to the West Side. None was forthcoming. Soon, with a look of disgust, he pulled from ...
Elijah Anderson, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homey is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dining Out: Family Meal offers quality fare to please the whole family …
A homey entrée, the fried chicken ($10.99) includes a juicy breast, wing and leg fried and energized with a Cajun-like seasoning and ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
Carmel Valley Ranch back in the saddle with public trail rides - SFGate
Shopping center cafe with sunny patio serves homey American breakfast and lunch. Entrees: $9-$13. WHAT TO DO. Carmel Valley Trail Rides: ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
3
Tales of the Cocktail: How Irish Pubs took over the world, seminar …
The speakers described several historic models of proto-pubs that contributed to the evolution of the homey, uncomplicated, unchanging model ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
4
Stanislaus State right on the Money, best bang for the public …
“One of the best things is it has that homey feel,” she said, with classes of usually 20 or so students. “The departments are so close-knit and you ... «Modesto Bee, Jul 15»
5
Golf Tournament Brings Business to South Lake Tahoe … - KTVN.com
Instead of staying at one of the big hotels in South Lake Tahoe, they wanted to have a more homey feel at the 7 Seas Inn. "They've been ... «KTVN, Jul 15»
6
Ad of the Day: A Baby Stands In for All Mankind in Airbnb's … - Adweek
The "Belong anywhere" tagline is also solid positioning for Airbnb's homey business model, offering a broader take on the spirit of acceptance ... «Adweek, Jul 15»
7
Whetstone Tavern Has Arrived to Put Pepper Pot Soup Back on the …
On the menu, you'll find options from chicken wings and burgers to crab cakes and clam fritters, and hearty entrees including homey roast ... «Eater, Jul 15»
8
Stalker to continue volleyball and softball careers at Iowa Wesleyan …
It's a very homey atmosphere. I loved it right away." Under then first-year coach B.J. Wagy last fall, Wesleyan went just 6-24 and 4-14 in Midwest ... «MyWebTimes.com, Jul 15»
9
'People Pleazin' pumps up jam - Record Bee
The flavor is intriguing — rich and sugary, with a not-quite juicy, almost homey, just about everything you might expect from a plum yet ... «Record Bee, Jul 15»
10
Alice Waters's Perfect Aioli - The New York Times
This seems obvious now, and undoubtedly it was to many people then, but no one else started a homey little restaurant in North Berkeley and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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