Clean and Homely

Clean

Clean adjective - Free from dirt or stain.

Homely and clean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Homely" instead an adjective "Clean".

Nearby Words: clear, cleaned, cleanup, clearing, cleanly

Homely

Homely adjective - Unpleasant to look at.

Clean and homely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clean" instead an adjective "Homely".

Nearby Words: home, homey, homeliness

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • But a trend arose and became inescapable in the mid 1980s after the theatrical release of Revenge of the Nerds and continuing from there, which implies that the majority of good, reliable, honest, clean cut and worthwhile people are physically unattractive or Hollywood Homely and uncool.
    Source: Beauty Is Bad
  • She draws lots of bishonen, gives her male leads very sex-driven and forceful personalities and lots of snarky comments about everything, while making her female leads quite Hollywood Homely (until it's time to clean up) and in constant verge of being corrupted.
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