"comeliness" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comeliness.wav Forms: comelinesses [plural]
Etymology: From comely + -ness (“the quality of being”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|comely|ness|t2=the quality of being}} comely + -ness (“the quality of being”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} comeliness (usually uncountable, plural comelinesses)
  1. Quality of being comely; beauty, attractiveness. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Appearance Synonyms: pulchritude, comliness Translations (Quality of being comely; beauty): хубост (hubost) (Bulgarian)

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