Modifying Another Word

• very: We had a lovely flat, which was very homely.

• yet: The apartment offers rooms, which have been beautifully furnished providing a graceful, yet homely ambiance for you to relax.

• really: Relaxing neutral colors give a real sense of peace while stylish and creative furnishings give a really homely feel.

• so: I have never been to any hotel where the stay has been so homely, lively and friendly.

• quite: Despite the size of the company, it feels quite homely.

• extremely: The Castell Malgwyn is an extremely homely Georgian country house with river frontage and spacious gardens.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: All food is cooked with the love of making a home homely.

Modifies a noun

• atmosphere: In every case, a homely atmosphere pervades the services.

• ambiance: Wood paneled lounges create a homely, warm ambiance.

• surroundings: Jean provides warm, friendly hospitality in homely surroundings.

• furnishing: Built before 1850, it has been renovated to retain cozy original features but with modern appliances and homely furnishings.

• inn: We found one homely inn with two small bedrooms, kept by a kindly Basque woman.

• comfort: Finish the evening in the homely comforts of the lounge with the log fire for the colder evenings.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: Despite the size of the company, it feels quite homely.

• look: One week in my flat is now looking somewhat more homely.

• seem: For them the light will shine in some other corner of the galaxy, perhaps even a black hole will seem more homely.

• make: Made homely with a French dresser, long Indian teak tables, white cotton tablecloths and spotted crockery.