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Synonyms for comely in English

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comely:
- fair; comely; bonnie; sightly; bonny; decent; becoming; seemly; decorous; comme il faut

English

Detailed Synonyms for comely in English

comely:

comely adj

comely

– very pleasing to the eye ¹
fair; comely; bonnie; sightly; bonny
– very pleasing to the eye ¹
- fair adj
  - young fair maidens¹
- comely adj
  - a comely face¹
- bonnie adj
- sightly adj
- bonny adj
  - my bonny lass¹
  - there's a bonny bay beyond¹
comely

– according with custom or propriety ¹
decent; becoming; seemly; decorous; comely; comme il faut
– according with custom or propriety ¹
- decent adj
  - a decent burial¹
- becoming adj
  - her becoming modesty¹
- seemly adj
  - seemly behavior¹
- decorous adj
- comely adj
  - comely behavior¹
- comme il faut adj
  - it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money¹

Related Words for "comely":

comelier, comeliest

Alternate Synonyms for "comely":

becoming; comme il faut; decent; decorous; seemly; proper
bonny; bonnie; fair; sightly; beautiful

Related Definitions for "comely":

very pleasing to the eye¹
- a comely face¹
according with custom or propriety¹
- comely behavior¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University