homestyle

adjective

home·​style ˈhōm-ˌstī(-ə)l 

variants or home-style

: having qualities (such as simplicity, familiarity, and unpretentiousness) associated with or evocative of home and especially home-cooked food

homestyle food/cooking

A comfy diner where locals old and new gather for big breakfasts and homestyle lunches.

—Thomas Matthews

… [Paul] Bocuse approves of the renewed favor of homestyle traditional cooking: "We have perhaps become too inventive," he says of professional chefs …

—Janine King

… restaurants generally sold inexpensive, southern home-style cooking: Beef stew, dumplings, vegetables, macaroni and cheese, …

—Donna R. Gabaccia

Examples of homestyle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Highlights include teachings of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism and performances of taiko, judo, koto, and kendo along with homestyle Japanese foods and marketplace with handmade crafts, plants and produce. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

Lemony Chicken Soup with Rice A bright jolt of citrus wakes up this curative, homestyle chicken soup. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026

The Tamal Cubano Especial is homestyle cornmeal laced with seasoned pork, wrapped in a corn husk, topped with tender roast pork, sautéed onions, and Havana’s signature mojo sauce. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026

The ocean-liner vibe continues at the panoramic, curved La Rotonde, where chef Aurélien Largeau whips up eight-course seafood menus; homestyle Basque cooking can be found at the informal Côté Maison next door. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for homestyle

• campanile
• chamomile
• domicil
• domicile
• mercantile
• neuropil
• percentile
• peristyle
• reconcile
• thermopile
• aisle
• bile