- homeliness (n.)
[homeliness 词源字典]
- mid-14c., from homely + -ness. Originally "meekness, gentleness," also "familiarity, intimacy; friendliness;" sense degenerated by c. 1400 to "want of refinement in manners, coarseness; presumptuousness."[homeliness etymology, homeliness origin, 英语词源]