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homelike

[ hohm-lahyk ]

adjective

  1. like or suggestive of home; familiar; warmly comfortable.


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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of homelike1

First recorded in 1810ā€“20; home + -like
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Synonym Study

See homely.
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The Happy Home Care for Elderly, a state-licensed residential care facility, touts its ā€œhomelike environmentā€ and ā€œwell-trained staff to look after your loved ones,ā€ according to its website.

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Some seek to expand funding or services, including for chaplains, mental health treatment, training and pay; and programs that allow juveniles in hardened facilities transition to homelike settings for good behavior.

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Davis said the state envisioned small, homelike facilities staffed by highly qualified physicians, nurses and teachers.

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He was tired of wandering about alone, and Amyā€™s familiar presence seemed to give a homelike charm to the foreign scenes in which she bore a part.

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The agreement lays out a four-year plan to reduce the use of force against juveniles, to create a more homelike setting and to boost educational and mental health services.

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More About Homelike

What doesĢżhomelike mean?

Homelike is used to describe places that feel like a home, especially oneā€™s own home.

In many cases, it means the same thing as homey, which is used to describe a place as cozy, comfortable, and inviting.

A person might try to make their place (or a particular room in it) more homelike, typically by decorating it in a way that makes it cozier or more comfortable. Homelike can also be used to describe a place thatā€™s not a home but thatā€™s comfortable and inviting like your own home, such as a hotel room.

Example: The new fireplace makes the living room feel so homelike.

Where doesĢżhomelike come from?

The first records of the word homelike come from the 1600s. The suffix -like is used to form adjectives. Homelike means ā€œlike a home,ā€ but it especially means ā€œlike oneā€™s own home.ā€

Everyone has a different idea of what makes a place homelike, and people have different ways of making their space homelike. This often involves adding things to make a space cozier, such as rugs, curtains, candles, artwork, and plants. However, a space can be made more homelike in other ways, such as by the presence of a loved one.

Homelike should not be confused with homely, which is most commonly used as a way to describe someone as unattractive.

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What are some words homelike may be commonly confused with?

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How isĢżhomelike used in real life?

Homelike is not that commonly usedā€”itā€™s much more common to describe a space as homey. Both terms can be used to describe oneā€™s own home, a room in it, or a space that feels as cozy or inviting as oneā€™s own home.

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Which of the following words would be used to describe a space thatā€™s considered homelike?

A. comfortable
B. inviting
C. warm
D. all of the above

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