Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun homespun

1 sense of homespun

Sense 1
homespun -- (a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")

Antonyms of adj homespun

3 senses of homespun

Sense 1
homespun (predicate), nubby, nubbly, slubbed, tweedy -- (of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns")

INDIRECT (VIA rough) -> smooth -- (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror")

Sense 2
cracker-barrel, folksy, homespun -- (characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys")

INDIRECT (VIA rural) -> urban -- (located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners")

Sense 3
homespun -- (made of cloth spun or woven in the home; "homespun linen"; "homespun garments")

INDIRECT (VIA homemade) -> factory-made -- (produced in quantity at a factory)

Similarity of adj homespun

3 senses of homespun

Sense 1
homespun (predicate), nubby, nubbly, slubbed, tweedy -- (of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns")
       => rough (vs. smooth), unsmooth -- (having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face")

Sense 2
cracker-barrel, folksy, homespun -- (characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys")
       => rural (vs. urban) -- (living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural")

Sense 3
homespun -- (made of cloth spun or woven in the home; "homespun linen"; "homespun garments")
       => homemade (vs. factory-made) -- (made or produced in the home or by yourself; "homemade bread")

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