homey

adjective hom·ey \ ˈhō-mē \

variants: or less commonly homy

|Updated on: 4 Jul 2018

Examples: homey in a Sentence

Definition of homey

homier; homiest

1 : homelike

a homey atmosphere

; also : evocative of home

a homey meal

2 : homely 3

homey anecdotes

—

homeyness

or hominess noun

See homey defined for English-language learners

See homey defined for kids

Recent Examples of homey from the Web

Ruthie Foster Friday, June 22, at Frontier Park The unfussy music of Ruthie Foster is ideally suited to the homey atmosphere associated with a free concert in a park.

— bill brownlee, kansascity, "KC concerts June 21-27: Macklemore & Kesha; Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle & Dwight Yoakam," 19 June 2018
The cozy rooms off the main dining room add a homey touch.

— shonda talerico dudlicek, Lake County News-Sun, "Family works together at It's All Good Deli in Zion," 23 May 2018
Kruse is proud of his little town, with its memorial park on Main Street, its tiny museum and its small-town, homey atmosphere.

— michael sangiacomo, cleveland.com, "Ohio Tiny Towns: Last living Johnny Appleseed tree is pride of Savannah (photos)," 6 May 2018
Though people come at least partly for the atmosphere and history, the food has to reliably be what people expect: homey, but interesting.

— polly campbell, Cincinnati.com, "New chef at Arnold's," 6 Apr. 2018
From the homey low-budget set of his low-key public television children’s show, Mister Rogers preached the gospel of love and kindness in the most un-preachy way possible.

— karla peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "On Father's Day, a new documentary reveals Mister Rogers the man is as timeless as his message," 15 June 2018
There are multiple videos on the inside of parts of Paisley Park, some of which look anything but homey and more like the lobby of a large office building.

— maria puente, USA TODAY, "Prince's death: His laptop, diet, weight loss and distress highlight intriguing police docs," 20 Apr. 2018
The main focus for the White House redecoration will be creating a homey space for Trump’s 10-year-old son, Barron.

— morgan evans, ELLE Decor, "Melania Trump Has Hired An Interior Designer To Redecorate The White House," 3 Feb. 2017
The space is impressive: homey, functional, and inspiring all at once . .

— nicole sperling, HWD, "TV’s Top Show-Runners Give Rare Peek Behind the Scenes," 1 June 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'homey.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

First Known Use of homey

1856

in the meaning defined at sense 1

See Words from the same year

NEW! Time Traveler

homey

noun \ ˈhō-mē \

variants: or homie

Definition of homey

plural homeys or homies

: homeboy

See homey defined for English-language learners

Examples of homey in a Sentence

the fatal shooting of a fellow homey was just the wake-up call he needed to get out of the drug trade

Recent Examples of homey from the Web

Her homeys were the hippest, from Leonard Cohen to open-shirted philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy and impenetrable novelist Nathalie Sarraute.

— joshua levine, WSJ, "How Sonia Rykiel’s Artistic Director is Earning Her Stripes," 19 Aug. 2017