Adjective, : a homey little inn. From Dictionary.com.
But I quickly missed the, well, homeyness of a ringing phone. From Wordnik.com. [Calling Phones in Gmail] Reference
Prepare for the return of what anthropologist Grant McCracken calls "homeyness.". From Wordnik.com. [The Comforts of Home] Reference
The problem is that, traditionally, Irish food is about humility, simplicity, homeyness. From Wordnik.com. [Fancy Patty] Reference
Fresh flowers arranged in an antique soup tureen for a centerpiece added a perky touch of color and homeyness to the formality. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast In Bed]
I've already posted about Luscious Dumplings, which is still my favorite for the crispiness of the pan-fried, size of dumplings, the homeyness of it, and cleanliness. From Wordnik.com. [Dumpling 10053, El Monte, CA - Creative Dumplings Un-creative Restaurant Name] Reference
As a closer, the rich coconut layer cake or the tres leches version, if you decide to go that route manages to pull off homeyness and sophistication at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [Daisy’s Holiday Cooking] Reference
Evans has always been a music traditionalist and, although she no longer lives in Nashville, her sound continues to capture the down-homeyness of a woman seemingly devoted to the Southern way of life. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Bialas: A Winter Sugarland: Country's Merry (Christmas) Melodies] Reference
The chauffeur's quarters above the carriage house are spacious and warm; and the gardener's cottage, with a side entrance that lets visitors see directly into the kitchen, conveys homeyness like no other space on the property. From Wordnik.com. [Buffalo's Wright Stuff] Reference
For all visitors, the village bespeaks of holiday homeyness. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
And a feeling of small town homeyness that's unmistakable. From Wordnik.com. [Bit of Country] Reference
"I couldn't take the winking." her down homeyness is sickening. From Wordnik.com. [Liblogs.ca latest blog entries] Reference
I argued that this change would be governed by cultural subroutine called "homeyness.". From Wordnik.com. [This Blog Sits at the] Reference
Kang reports that other brands are having a go at the homeyness theme, including Ragu. From Wordnik.com. [This Blog Sits at the] Reference
I have always love scented jar candles, the provide a sense of homeyness wherever I am. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
The idea of homeyness is expressed quite clearly in the band's name, Finding the Warren. From Wordnik.com. [Iowa State Daily] Reference
If their predecessors, the Carters, stood for homeyness, the Reagans were all about fanciness. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Whether the pie or the doughnuts or the homeyness of the place first attracted him no one knows. From Wordnik.com. [The War Romance of the Salvation Army] Reference
I wanted it to be true, the escapism, merged with the sedentary homeyness and comfort of Bilbo Baggins 'life. From Wordnik.com. [planet.journals.ie] Reference
Now the Strickland campaign is doubling down on the down-homeyness by playing up the guitar stylings of Frances Strickland, Ted's wife. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
(This is our chance to see one big fat trend supplant another in our culture) 2. homeyness, rules for making the American home and family. From Wordnik.com. [Grant McCracken] Reference
It reminds me how many and many a long year will have to go by before our bald young prairie can be tamed and petted into a homeyness like that. From Wordnik.com. [The Prairie Child] Reference
The name Mémé, a term of endearment for grandma in Katz's Moroccan-Jewish family, evokes a homeyness that informs the rustic simplicity of the small menu. From Wordnik.com. [Foobooz] Reference
Margaret often yearned to pull the pieces of furniture out from their stiff, sentinel-like stations against the wall and give to the room that divine touch of homeyness which it lacked. From Wordnik.com. [Tillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch] Reference
There was a jacket-and-tie dress code, an open fireplace, dark wood panelling and a sprawling collection of pewter plates, paintings and bric-a-brac that gave the place a dark homeyness. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
But what vacation rentals lack in brand familiarity and uniformity, they tend to make up for in other attractive variables - say, more space, privacy or a certain sense of homeyness from drinking a beer on your own front porch. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
As he lay there resting, filled with an exalted joy, his mind wandered to the longings of the day before, the little adobe home of his co-labourer which he had left, its homeyness and joy; his own loneliness and longing for companionship. From Wordnik.com. [The Man of the Desert] Reference
(This is is the big culture movement that transformed the domestic space and it gives us a glimpse of how homeyness is being transformed by new forces in in American culture: feminism, new child rearing, American individualism, the "baggier" family, the celebrity culture, and, yes, artisanal chocolate again.) 4. cloudy selves and cloudy groups. From Wordnik.com. [Grant McCracken] Reference
I enjoy homeyness. From Wordnik.com. [A Cozy Afternoon] Reference
November 05, 2008 homeyness triumphant. From Wordnik.com. [This Blog Sits at the] Reference
homeyness, "offered. From Wordnik.com. [Home | The New York Observer] Reference
"nostalgia" but homeyness is an entirely "in the moment" experience. From Wordnik.com. [This Blog Sits at the] Reference
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