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    ugliness
    /ˈʌɡlɪnɪs/

    noun

    • 1. the quality of being unpleasant or repulsive in appearance: "Helena gives a soliloquy comparing her ugliness to Hermia's beauty"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUGLINESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Ugliness is the quality of being unpleasant to look at, or not attractive, or the quality of being unpleasant and threatening or violent. Learn more about the word ugliness, its synonyms, and its pronunciation with Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › uglinessUgliness Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Ugliness is the quality or state of being ugly, or something that is ugly. See examples of ugliness in sentences, synonyms, word history, and related entries.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › uglinessUgliness - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Ugliness is the quality or state of being unattractive. Despite a baby bird's ugliness , it might grow up to be quite beautiful. You can talk about an unappealing appearance — that's one kind of ugliness.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › uglinessUgliness - definition of ugliness by The Free Dictionary

    Ugliness is the quality or condition of being ugly, which is unpleasant to look at or morally reprehensible. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations and examples of ugliness in this online dictionary.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishugliness noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    the fact of being unpleasant or dangerous, especially involving threats or violence. The central characters face the ugliness and brutality of what human beings are capable of doing to one another. Check pronunciation: ugliness. Definition of ugliness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › uglinessugliness - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · An unsightly or frightful object. Unpleasant behaviour. There was some ugliness at the council meeting. Synonyms. [ edit] See also Thesaurus:ugliness. Antonyms. [ edit]

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUGLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    unpleasant to look at; not attractive: I think a lot of modern architecture is very ugly. Yesterday I saw the ugliest baby I've ever seen in my life. I feel really fat and ugly today. He was a really unpleasant man and as ugly as sin (= very ugly). Synonyms. ghastly UK informal. grim (UNPLEASANT) informal. grotesque (UGLY) hideous. unattractive.