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What does homely mean?

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Adjective
  1. (Canada) Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
  2. (archaic) Characteristic of or belonging to home; domestic. [from early 14th c.]
  3. (Britain dialectal) On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate.
  4. (Britain dialectal, of animals) Domestic; tame.
  5. (Britain dialectal) Personal; private.
  6. (Britain dialectal) Friendly; kind; gracious; cordial.
  7. (India) Conservative and family-oriented.
  8. (archaic) Simple; plain; familiar; unelaborate; unadorned. [from late 14th c.]
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