English-Thai Dictionary

comely

ADJ งดงาม  สวย  น่ารัก  น่ามอง  pretty handsome beautiful good-looking personable attractive dainty graceful pleasing unattractive ngod-ngam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMELY

a. 1. Properly, becoming; suitable: whence, handsome; graceful. Applied to person or form, it denotes symmetry or due proportion, but it expresses less than beautiful or elegant.
I have seen a son of Jesse--comely person. 1 Samuel 16:18.
I will not conceal his comely proportion. Job 41:12.
2. Decent; suitable; proper; becoming; suited to time, place, circumstances or persons.
Praise is comely for the upright. Psalm 33:1.
It is comely that a woman pray to God uncovered? 1 Corinthians 11:13.
O what a world is this, when what is comely envenoms him that bears it.

 

COMELY

adv. Handsomely; gracefully.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMELY

Come "ly, a. [Compar. Comelier; superl. Comeliest.] Etym: [OE. comeliche, AS. cymlic; cyme suitable (fr. cuman to come, become ) + lic like. ]

 

1. Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good- looking; handsome. He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young. South. Not once perceive their foul disfigurement But boast themselves more comely than before. Milton.

 

2. Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable. This is a happier and more comely time Than when these fellows ran about the streets, Crying confusion. Shak. It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. Ps. cxlvii. 1.

 

COMELY

COMELY Come "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a becoming manner. Ascham.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

comely

come ly |ˈkəmlē ˈkəmli | ▶adjective ( comelier, comeliest ) (typically of a woman ) pleasant to look at; attractive. • agreeable; suitable. DERIVATIVES come li ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: probably shortened from becomely ‘fitting, becoming, ’ from become .

 

Oxford Dictionary

comely

come ¦ly |ˈkʌmli | ▶adjective ( comelier, comeliest ) archaic or humorous (typically of a woman ) pleasant to look at; attractive. • agreeable; suitable. DERIVATIVES comeliness |ˈkʌmlɪnɪs |noun ORIGIN Middle English: probably shortened from becomely ‘fitting, becoming ’, from become .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

comely

comely adjective archaic See attractive (sense 2 ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

comely

comely adjective a comely young woman: attractive, good-looking, nice-looking, beautiful, pretty, handsome, lovely, stunning, striking, arresting, gorgeous, prepossessing, winning, fetching, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, engaging, charming, charismatic, enchanting, appealing, delightful, irresistible; sexy, sexually attractive, sexual, seductive, alluring, tantalizing, ravishing, desirable, sultry, sensuous, sensual, erotic, arousing, luscious, lush, nubile; Scottish & N. English bonny; informal fanciable, beddable, tasty, hot, smashing, knockout, drop-dead gorgeous, out of this world, easy on the eye, come-hither, come-to-bed; Brit. informal fit; N. Amer. informal cute, foxy, bootylicious; Austral. /NZ informal spunky; literary beauteous; dated taking, well favoured; archaic fair; rare sightly, pulchritudinous. ANTONYMS ugly.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

comely

come ly /kʌ́mli /形容詞 ｟文 やや古 ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 美しい, 魅力的な 〈女性 〉.2 美しい, 心地よい 〈物など 〉.