(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:36:23

Come"li*ness (?), n. [See Comely.]

The quality or state of being comely.

Comeliness is a disposing fair Of things and actions in fit time and place. Sir J. Davies.

Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit. Milton.

Comeliness signifies something less forcible than beauty, less elegant than grace, and less light than prettiness. Johnson.

 

© Webster 1913.

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