Definitions for hideousness-ˈɒs ɪ ti
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hid•e•ousˈhɪd i əs(adj.)
horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive.
shocking or revolting to the moral sense:
a hideous crime.
distressing; appalling:
hideous expense.
Origin of hideous:
1275–1325; ME hidous < OF hisdos=hisde horror, fright (prob. < OHG *egisida, der. of egisōn, agison to frighten) +-os -ous
hid′e•ous•ness-ˈɒs ɪ ti(n.)
hid`e•os′i•ty-ˈɒs ɪ ti(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
hideousness(noun)
dreadful ugliness; horrible repulsiveness
Wiktionary
hideousness(Noun)
The state of being hideous; extreme ugliness
Translations for hideousness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- afskuwelikheidAfrikaans
- بَشاعَهArabic
- противностBulgarian
- feiuraPortuguese (BR)
- šerednostCzech
- die ScheußlichkeitGerman
- hæslighedDanish
- φρίκη, αποτροπιασμόςGreek
- horribilidad, horrendidadSpanish
- võikusEstonian
- زشتیFarsi
- hirveysFinnish
- hideurFrench
- זְווָעָתִיוּתHebrew
- विकरालतापूर्वकHindi
- rugoba, grozotaCroatian
- ocsmányságHungarian
- keburukanIndonesian
- ljótleikiIcelandic
- bruttezza, orroreItalian
- 醜悪さJapanese
- 소름 끼침Korean
- šlykštumasLithuanian
- derdzīgums; pretīgumsLatvian
- kejelikanMalay
- afstotelijkheidDutch
- motbydelighetNorwegian
- ohydaPolish
- زشتیPersian
- ويرونكىPashto
- feiuraPortuguese
- hidoşenie, urâţenieRomanian
- уродливостьRussian
- odpornosťSlovak
- ostudnostSlovenian
- užasSerbian
- anskrämlighet, vederstygglighetSwedish
- ความน่ากลัวThai
- iğrençlikTurkish
- 醜陋不堪Chinese (Trad.)
- огидністьUkrainian
- ناگواریUrdu
- vẻ gớm guốcVietnamese
- 丑陋Chinese (Simp.)
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