Ugliness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being ugly. countable, uncountable

    "His best friend would not have called him good-looking, but he was the fortunate possessor of that cheerful type of ugliness which inspires immediate confidence in its owner."

  2. 2
    qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses wordnet
  3. 3
    An unsightly or frightful object. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the quality of being wicked wordnet
  5. 5
    Unpleasant behaviour. countable, uncountable

    "There was some ugliness at the council meeting."

Synonyms

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bearishnessbitchinesscacophonycantankerousnesschurlishnesscoarseness

Antonyms

All antonyms
beauty

Example

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"Even plastic surgery won't do anything for your ugliness."

Etymology

From ugly + -ness.

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