ugliness
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈʌɡlɪnəs/
- There's nothing but ugliness here.
- physical ugliness
- beauty and ugliness
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Watch on YouTubeThe sheer and redeemed hideous ugliness.
- The sheer and redeemed hideous ugliness.
- And I was just thinking about these women painters who deal in this combination of ugliness and beauty.
- I've been deployed to war zones in different parts of the world, seeing and experiencing first hand the, the harsh ugliness and realities of war and the cost.
- And we should, you know, fight to defend that public good against encroachments of of increasing ugliness.
- I love the kind of ugliness slash vulnerability generally in characters I've seen you play.
- And suddenly I moved to New York City, a city of cement, of ugliness, like trash in the streets and every corner is horrible.
- Good looks versus ugliness, having your senses in good condition.
Examples
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Many people cannot see the underlying ugliness in the way society treats its vulnerable members.
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There is so much ugliness in the world.
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It's nice to see some beauty in all this ugliness.
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If you leave, they will see only ugliness.
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In the course of his professional duties, Kedrigern had seen ugliness in many forms.
Fiction book (2001) -
Nathan shook his head at that, thinking about the ugliness of the crowd in town that day.
Fiction book (1990) -
Some were stunned by the ugliness of the city and longed to return to the redwoods.
Academic text (1994) -
The artist painted a scene that captured the ugliness of urban decay.
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The movie addressed themes of ugliness and how it often hides beneath the surface.
Synonyms
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6.3
Extreme ugliness that makes people feel shocked or disgusted
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7.0
A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away
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8.1
A state when something looks ugly and strange in a way that shocks
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4.7
The way something looks when people do not find it pleasing
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9.1
A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting
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7.8
The quality of being very ugly or cruel in a way that shocks people
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4.6
Not having an attractive appearance
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6.7
Being unpleasant to look at
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9.5
A plain, unattractive look of a person or building
How bad something looks, sounds, or smells to you
The quality of being inappropriate in behavior or appearance
Antonyms
- NSFW
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3.2
The quality that makes people notice and like someone's looks or character
How Ugly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ugliness comes from ugly plus the ending -ness, meaning the 'state of being ugly', so it names the quality of an appearance that people find unpleasant.