Meaning of homespun in English

homespun

adjective

/ˈhoʊm.spʌn/ uk

/ˈhəʊm.spʌn/

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(of beliefs, theories, etc.) simple and ordinary:

homespun philosophy/wisdom

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Plain and ordinary

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Crude and basic

(Definition of homespun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

homespun | Intermediate English

homespun

adjective

/ˈhoʊmˌspʌn/

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simple and ordinary:

homespun wisdom

(Definition of homespun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of homespun

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There is a simple, homespun logic to her statements that anyone can relate to.

From Fast Company

She was brash, talented, homespun and had no filter.

From Plain Dealer

And the fancy, expensive celebrations point up the joys of simple, homespun ones.

From Chicago Tribune

Thanks to these homespun visual aids, his lectures leapt to life.

From Slate Magazine

The hair was collected to make homespun oil boom to contain the ooze as it invades deeper into coastal marshland.

From Huffington Post

It was a total, homespun, internet-first campaign to discredit a candidate with his own words.

From The Verge

It also shows you the homespun greetings that various small-town characters devise for the illustrious visitor.

From CNET

Elevated gastropub fare and homespun craft beer anchor are in the offing. $$.

From cleveland.com

So it looks homespun and effortless, but in reality, someone had to do that and spend a lot of time on it.

From ThinkProgress

Homespun sites were squeezed out, and commercial sites that failed to clean up their pages developed toxic reputations.

From Slate Magazine

To many in his audience, the good-looking star with the tough-talking, homespun demeanor was exactly the tonic they sought when the country was in upheaval.

From CBS News

And this is perhaps why the nabobs of technology are going homespun.

From Fast Company

The narrator of the video, speaking from behind the phone in a gravelly, homespun voice, explains that he is the girl's father.

From USA TODAY

How accurate are the materials used to make the family's dark, tiny house, and their drab homespun costumes?

From Slate Magazine

However, these homespun brooms had short lives and had to be replaced often.

From Slate Magazine

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