comely

English

Etymology

Old English cȳmlīċ, from cȳme (“fine, exquisite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkʌmli/

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Adjective

comely (comparative comelier, superlative comeliest)

1. (of a person) Pleasing or attractive to the eye.
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot, Chapter IX

     The chief's name was To-jo, and his household consisted of seven females and himself. These women were much more comely, or rather less hideous than those of Tsa's people; one of them, even, was almost pretty, being less hairy and having a rather nice skin, with high coloring.

Synonyms

• pulchritudinous

Derived terms

• comeliness

Translations

pleasing or attractive to the eye

• Bulgarian: миловиден (bg) (miloviden)
• Dutch: bevallig (nl)
• French: avenant (fr)
• German: hübsch (1), ansehnlich (1)

• Hungarian: kedves (hu), kellemes (hu), csinos (hu)
• Irish: cumtha (ga)
• Portuguese: lindo (pt), atraente (pt)
• Spanish: lindo (es)