COMELINESS Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

comeliness

noun

Definition of comeliness

as in beauty

the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses a verdant countryside of uncommon comeliness

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Noun

This paradox—a longing for beauty to be distributed equally, even though it cannot be diluted for ease of distribution, and might even require rarity—is why the period continues to fascinate me.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The Birth of Products for Black Hair From its inception around the turn of the 20th century, commercial Black hair care has been a response to the lack of options on mainstream beauty shelves.

— Ava Welsing-Kitcher, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of beauty

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The stakes are high, with victory on the track bringing in prize money and enhancing the team’s attractiveness to sponsors like Petronas and Microsoft.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
But these concerns do not eliminate bitcoin's attractiveness in a fiscally dominant macroenvironment.

— Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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