comeliness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English comely Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English comeliness From comely + -ness (“the quality of being”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Quality of being comely; beauty, attractiveness.
Hereat Alaeddin arose and took horse, his Mamelukes riding a-van and a-rear of him, and they were such that all must cry, "Laud to the Lord who created them and clothed them with such beauty and loveliness." And they scattered gold amongst the crowd in front of their master who surpassed them all in comeliness and seemlihead[…]
1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume (please specify the volume), [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comliness | alternative | lexicographic | |
| comelinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
bg хубост (Quality of being comely; beauty) · ta அழகு (Quality of being comely; beauty)