Definitions for ugliness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ug•lyˈʌg li(adj.)-li•er, -li•est.
very unattractive or displeasing in appearance.
disagreeable:
ugly weather.
morally revolting:
an ugly crime.
threatening trouble or danger:
an ugly wound.
hostile; quarrelsome:
an ugly mood.
Origin of ugly:
1200–50; ME ugly, uglike < ON uggligr fearful, dreadful
ug′li•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ugliness(noun)
qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
nefariousness, wickedness, vileness, ugliness(noun)
the quality of being wicked
Wiktionary
ugliness(Noun)
The condition of being ugly
Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent. Sharon Tate
ugliness(Noun)
An unsightly or frightful object
Webster Dictionary
Ugliness(noun)
the quality or state of being ugly
Translations for ugliness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- lelikheidAfrikaans
- قُبْح، رَداءَهArabic
- грозотаBulgarian
- feiuraPortuguese (BR)
- ošklivostCzech
- die HäßlichkeitGerman
- grimhed; ubehagelighedDanish
- ασχήμιαGreek
- fealdadSpanish
- inetusEstonian
- زشتیFarsi
- rumuusFinnish
- laideurFrench
- כִּיעוּרHebrew
- बदसूरतीHindi
- ružnoćaCroatian
- csúnyaságHungarian
- keburukanIndonesian
- ljótleikiIcelandic
- bruttezzaItalian
- 醜さJapanese
- 추함Korean
- bjaurumasLithuanian
- neglītumsLatvian
- kehodohanMalay
- lelijkheidDutch
- stygghet; detå være truendeNorwegian
- brzydotaPolish
- زشتیPersian
- بدر نګتوب، جنګ جګړه، بدوالى، بۍ خوندىPashto
- fealdadePortuguese
- urâţenieRomanian
- уродствоRussian
- ošklivosťSlovak
- grdostSlovenian
- ružnoćaSerbian
- fulhetSwedish
- ความน่าเกลียด; ความน่ากลัวThai
- çirkinlikTurkish
- 醜陋Chinese (Trad.)
- бридка зовнішністьUkrainian
- بد صورتيUrdu
- sự xấu xí, đáng sợVietnamese
- 丑陋Chinese (Simp.)
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