Words that rhyme with homeliness

  • anus
    n 1: the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
  • austereness
    n 1: extreme plainness [syn: austereness, severity, severeness]
  • awareness
    n 1: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn: awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness] [ant: incognizance] 2: state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness" [syn: awareness, sentience]
  • beastliness
    n 1: the quality of being deliberately mean [syn: beastliness, meanness] 2: unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather
  • bizarreness
    n 1: strikingly out of the ordinary [syn: outlandishness, bizarreness, weirdness]
  • chilliness
    n 1: the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" [syn: chilliness, coolness, nip] 2: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner" [syn: coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness]
  • cleanliness
    n 1: the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections 2: diligence in keeping clean [ant: uncleanliness]
  • clearness
    n 1: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression [syn: clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity] [ant: abstruseness, obscureness, obscurity, reconditeness, unclearness] 2: the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes" [syn: clearness, clarity, uncloudedness] [ant: opacity, opaqueness]
  • comeliness
    n 1: the quality of being good looking and attractive [syn: comeliness, fairness, loveliness, beauteousness]
  • costliness
    n 1: the quality possessed by something with a great price or value [syn: costliness, dearness, preciousness]
  • courtliness
    n 1: elegance suggestive of a royal court
  • cowardliness
    n 1: the trait of lacking courage [syn: cowardice, cowardliness] [ant: braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness]
  • crumbliness
    n 1: excessive breakableness [syn: crumbliness, friability]
  • curliness
    n 1: (of hair) a tendency to curl [syn: curliness, waviness] [ant: straightness]
  • dastardliness
    n 1: despicable cowardice
  • deadliness
    n 1: the quality of being deadly [syn: deadliness, lethality]
  • dearness
    n 1: the quality possessed by something with a great price or value [syn: costliness, dearness, preciousness]
  • disorderliness
    n 1: a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" [syn: disorderliness, disorder] [ant: order, orderliness] 2: rowdy behavior [syn: rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness] 3: untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) [syn: disarray, disorderliness]
  • earliness
    n 1: quality of coming early or earlier in time [ant: lateness]
  • fairness
    n 1: conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim" [syn: fairness, equity] [ant: inequity, unfairness] 2: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty [syn: fairness, fair-mindedness, candor, candour] [ant: unfairness] 3: the property of having a naturally light complexion [syn: paleness, blondness, fairness] 4: the quality of being good looking and attractive [syn: comeliness, fairness, loveliness, beauteousness]
  • fatherliness
    n 1: the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears" [syn: fatherliness, paternal quality]
  • friendliness
    n 1: a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company [ant: unfriendliness] 2: a friendly disposition [ant: unfriendliness]
  • gayness
    n 1: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex [syn: homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, queerness, gayness]
  • ghastliness
    n 1: the quality of being ghastly [syn: ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness]
  • ghostliness
    n 1: strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear [syn: eeriness, ghostliness]
  • godliness
    n 1: piety by virtue of being a godly person [ant: godlessness, ungodliness]
  • happiness
    n 1: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy [syn: happiness, felicity] [ant: unhappiness] 2: emotions experienced when in a state of well-being [ant: sadness, unhappiness]
  • harness
    n 1: a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute) 2: stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart v 1: put a harness; "harness the horse" [syn: harness, tackle] [ant: unharness] 2: exploit the power of; "harness natural forces and resources" 3: control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse" [syn: harness, rein in, draw rein, rein] 4: keep in check; "rule one's temper" [syn: rule, harness, rein]
  • holiness
    n 1: the quality of being holy [syn: holiness, sanctity, sanctitude] [ant: unholiness]
  • kindliness
    n 1: friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition [syn: kindliness, helpfulness]
  • knightliness
    n 1: the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct [syn: chivalry, knightliness]
  • leisureliness
    n 1: slowness by virtue of being leisurely
  • liveliness
    n 1: general activity and motion [syn: liveliness, animation] 2: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness]
  • loneliness
    n 1: the state of being alone in solitary isolation [syn: loneliness, solitariness] 2: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned [syn: forlornness, loneliness, desolation] 3: a disposition toward being alone [syn: aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness]
  • lordliness
    n 1: formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity" [syn: dignity, lordliness, gravitas] 2: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors [syn: arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high- handedness, lordliness]
  • loveliness
    n 1: the quality of being good looking and attractive [syn: comeliness, fairness, loveliness, beauteousness]
  • lowliness
    n 1: the state of being humble and unimportant [syn: humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness] 2: a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation [syn: low status, lowness, lowliness] [ant: high status]
  • manliness
    n 1: the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male [syn: manfulness, manliness, virility]
  • menace
    n 1: something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" [syn: menace, threat] 2: a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace" v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril] 2: express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick" 3: act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
  • miserliness
    n 1: total lack of generosity with money
  • motherliness
    n 1: the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" [syn: motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity]
  • nearness
    n 1: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action" [syn: nearness, closeness] [ant: farawayness, farness, remoteness]
  • neighbourliness
    n 1: a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors [syn: neighborliness, neighbourliness, good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness] [ant: unneighborliness]
  • niggardliness
    n 1: extreme stinginess [syn: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness]
  • oiliness
    n 1: consisting of or covered with oil [syn: greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness] 2: smug self-serving earnestness [syn: fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction]
  • orderliness
    n 1: the quality of appreciating method and system [syn: orderliness, methodicalness] 2: a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" [syn: orderliness, order] [ant: disorder, disorderliness]
  • queerness
    n 1: a strange attitude or habit [syn: oddity, queerness, quirk, quirkiness, crotchet] 2: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex [syn: homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, queerness, gayness]
  • rareness
    n 1: noteworthy scarcity [syn: rarity, rareness, infrequency]
  • rawness
    n 1: a chilly dampness; "the rawness of the midnight air" 2: the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect; "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable" [syn: incompleteness, rawness] [ant: completeness] 3: a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on" [syn: tenderness, soreness, rawness] 4: lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience; "procedural inexperience created difficulties"; "their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops" [syn: inexperience, rawness] [ant: experience]
  • saintliness
    n 1: the quality of resembling a saint
  • seemliness
    n 1: a sense of propriety and consideration for others; "a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace" [syn: seemliness, grace] [ant: unseemliness]
  • shapeliness
    n 1: the quality of having a well-rounded body [syn: curvaceousness, shapeliness, voluptuousness]
  • silliness
    n 1: a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" [syn: absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness] 2: an impulsive scatterbrained manner [syn: giddiness, silliness]
  • slovenliness
    n 1: a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for [syn: sloppiness, slovenliness, unkemptness] 2: habitual uncleanliness
  • soreness
    n 1: a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on" [syn: tenderness, soreness, rawness] 2: an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress [syn: discomfort, soreness, irritation]
  • sprightliness
    n 1: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness]
  • stateliness
    n 1: an elaborate manner of doing something; "she served coffee with great stateliness" 2: impressiveness in scale or proportion [syn: stateliness, majesty, loftiness]
  • surliness
    n 1: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness]
  • timeliness
    n 1: being at the right time [syn: seasonableness, timeliness] [ant: unseasonableness, untimeliness] 2: timely convenience [syn: opportuneness, patness, timeliness] [ant: inopportuneness, untimeliness]
  • ugliness
    n 1: qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses [ant: beauty] 2: the quality of being wicked [syn: nefariousness, wickedness, vileness, ugliness]
  • unawareness
    n 1: unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention [syn: unknowingness, unawareness]
  • unfairness
    n 1: partiality that is not fair or equitable [ant: candor, candour, fair-mindedness, fairness] 2: injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards [syn: unfairness, inequity] [ant: equity, fairness] 3: an unjust act [syn: injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbiness]
  • unfriendliness
    n 1: dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness [ant: friendliness] 2: an unfriendly disposition [ant: friendliness]
  • ungainliness
    n 1: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant [syn: gawkiness, ungainliness]
  • ungodliness
    n 1: impiety by virtue of not being a godly person [syn: ungodliness, godlessness] [ant: godliness]
  • unmanliness
    n 1: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him" [syn: effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness, unmanliness]
  • unruliness
    n 1: the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline [syn: unruliness, fractiousness, willfulness, wilfulness]
  • wiliness
    n 1: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception [syn: craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness]
  • womanliness
    n 1: the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female [syn: womanliness, womanlike]
  • worldliness
    n 1: the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment [syn: sophistication, worldliness, mundaneness, mundanity] [ant: naiveness, naivete, naivety] 2: concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs; "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him" [ant: otherworldliness, spiritism, spiritualism, spirituality]
  • greyness
    n 1: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black [syn: gray, grayness, grey, greyness]
  • janus
    n 1: (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head
  • squareness
    n 1: the property of being shaped like a square
  • kaunas
    n 1: a city in central Lithuania [syn: Kaunas, Kovna, Kovno]
  • capricornus
    n 1: a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius [syn: Capricornus, Capricorn]
  • silvanus
    n 1: (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart [syn: Sylvanus, Silvanus]
  • faunus
    n 1: (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan
  • unharness
    v 1: remove the harness from; "unharness a horse" [ant: harness, tackle]
  • uranus
    n 1: (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: Ouranos, Uranus] 2: a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites; "Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781"
  • brotherliness
  • burliness
  • earthliness
  • feyness
  • gentlemanliness
  • gingerliness
  • grisliness
  • heavenliness
  • housewifeliness
  • kingliness
  • portliness
  • sheerness
  • sickliness
  • unearthliness
  • wifeliness
  • wobbliness
  • woolliness
  • tenace
  • janice
  • sejanus
  • coriolanus

See also homeliness definition and homeliness synonyms