Comely | Definition In The English-French Dictionary

Translation of comely – English–French dictionary

comely

 adjective  /ˈkamli/ Add to word list Add to word list ● (usually of women) pleasant to look at charmant She was a comely woman with a welcoming smile.

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comeliness

(Translation of comely from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of comely

comely He was of mean stature, but strong and comely and very valient, about 33 years old or somewhat more. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A comely and very full beard covered his cheeks and chin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When we took off the straitjacket of "wholly or partly", we invited them to dress themselves in something more comely and more flexible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anne was described as being of "middling stature, with a comely, brown complexion, and much tender-hearted with her children". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These demonstrators, with comely faces and ready smiles, were an important and appropriate way to advertise his product. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was a gentleman of a very grave and comely aspect, of an obliging carriage, of a sober life, and a pious conversation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A farm labourer had two daughters, who were comely maids and were educated in the village school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The comely women wear braided hair, which is braided in bands and twisted round the head and bedecked with flowers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. C1

Translations of comely

in Chinese (Traditional) （女子）秀麗的，清秀的，標緻的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （女子）秀丽的，清秀的，标致的… See more in Spanish hermoso, atractivo… See more in Portuguese atraente… See more in Turkish in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian güzel, sevimli, çekici… See more bevallig… See more půvabný… See more pæn, køn, tækkelig… See more rupawan, cantik… See more งดงาม… See more dễ thương… See more urodziwy… See more med behagligt utseende, fin… See more menarik… See more anmutig… See more tiltrekkende, pen… See more гарненький… See more Need a translator?

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