homeliness

noun

Etymology: From Middle English homlynesse, homelynesse, hamelynes, equivalent to homely + -ness.

1. The property of being homely.
2. The quality associated with home; domesticity.

   “How many familiar faces, rejoicing in our joy, sorrowing with our sorrow—how many cares, pleasant from habit—sickness, whose suffering gave a tenderer character to love—mirth, the mirth of the cheerful hearth or the daily meal—mirth, like home-made bread, sweeter from its very homeliness—...”