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# comely

adjective (comelier, comeliest)

«comely» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use) Comely means pleasant to look at, pretty or handsome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comely/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales a comely maiden or a comely face is one that looks fair and kind.

### Examples

- A comely maiden came to the well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comely/#x1)
- The old king had a comely son. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comely/#x2)
- The cottage was small and comely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comely/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

An old word meaning handsome, lovely or fitting.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads the Song of Songs as a love song of God and Israel, so the beloved's comeliness is Israel's beauty in God's eyes.

### Examples

- Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads. (Writings SNG.1.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/#x1)
- Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright. (Writings PSA.33.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/#x2)
- The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off. (Prophets JER.6.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «comely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comely/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«comely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/comely.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «comely» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«comely» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/comely.html) on Mova free.