Comeliness is a disposing fair
Of things and actions in fit time and place. --Sir J.
Davies.
[1913 Webster]
Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Comeliness signifies something less forcible than beauty, less elegant than grace, and less light than prettiness. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
comeliness — comely ► ADJECTIVE (comelier, comeliest) archaic or humorous ▪ pleasant to look at; attractive. DERIVATIVES comeliness noun. ORIGIN probably shortened from becomely «fitting, becoming» … English terms dictionary
comeliness — noun see comely … New Collegiate Dictionary
comeliness — See comely. * * * … Universalium
comeliness — noun beauty, attractiveness … Wiktionary
comeliness — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, agreeability, agreeableness, appropriateness, becomingness, bonniness, chasteness, chastity, clarity, classicalism, classicism, clearness, correctness, dignity, directness, discrimination, distinction, ease,… … Moby Thesaurus
comeliness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Conformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance: correctness, decency, decentness, decorousness, decorum, properness, propriety, respectability, respectableness, seemliness. See USUAL … English dictionary for students
comeliness — come·li·ness || kÊŒmlɪnɪs n. beauty, attractiveness … English contemporary dictionary
comeliness — n. 1. Propriety, fitness, suitableness, seemliness. 2. Symmetry, grace, gracefulness, beauty … New dictionary of synonyms
comeliness — n 1. prettiness, loveliness, beauty, pulchritude, handsomeness; fairness, attractiveness, eye appeal, allurement; charm, grace, glamour, appeal, win someness, Scot. bonniness; wholesomeness, rosiness, blossom, flower, glow, radiance; sightliness … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
comeliness — come·li·ness … English syllables
