comely
[ kuhm-lee ]
/ ˈkʌm li /
adjective, come·li·er, come·li·est.
pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face.
proper; seemly; becoming: comely behavior.
Origin of comely
before 1000; Middle English
cumli, Old English
cȳmlīc lovely, equivalent to
cȳme exquisite (cognate with Middle High German
kūme weak, tender, German
kaum (adv.) with difficulty, Old High German
kūmo) +
-līc
-ly
SYNONYMS FOR comely
OTHER WORDS FROM comely
come·li·ly, adverb come·li·ness, noun un·come·ly, adjectiveWords nearby comely
comedown,
comedy,
comedy of errors,
comedy of errors, the,
comedy of manners,
comely,
comenius,
comer,
comes,
comestible,
comet
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British Dictionary definitions for comeliness
comely
/ (ˈkʌmlɪ) /
adjective -lier or -liest
good-looking; attractive
Derived forms of comely
comeliness, nounWord Origin for comely
Old English
cӯmlīc beautiful; related to Old High German
cūmi frail, Middle High German
komlīche suitably