LekhoriLekhoriCharacteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cosy.
An interesting illustration of this is the way in which the English flower names which were in use till very recently are being ousted by Greek ones, snapdragon becoming antirrhinum, forget-me-not becoming myosotis, etc. It is hard to see any practical reason for this change of fashion: it is probably due to an instinctive turning-away from the more homely word and a vague feeling that the Greek word is scientific.
Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass.
On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate.
With all these men I was right homely, and communed with them long and oft.
From Middle English homly, hoomly, hamely (“domestic, familiar, plain, unattractive”), from Old English *hāmlīċ (“of the home, domestic”), from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk (“of or characteristic of ...
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