What does ugliness mean?
Definitions for ugliness
ug·li·ness
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ugliness.
Princeton's WordNet
uglinessnoun
qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
nefariousness, wickedness, vileness, uglinessnoun
the quality of being wicked
Wiktionary
uglinessnoun
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
uglinessnoun
An unsightly or frightful object
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Uglinessnoun
Etymology: from ugly.
All that else seem’d fair and fresh in sight,
Was turned now to dreadful ugliness. Edmund Spenser.She takes her topicks from the advantages of old age and ugliness. Dryden.
Their dull ribaldry cannot but be very nauseous and offensive to any one, who does not, for the sake of the sin itself, pardon the ugliness of its circumstances. South.
Wikipedia
ugliness
Unattractiveness or ugliness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically unfavorable of an aesthetic kind.
ChatGPT
ugliness
Ugliness is a subjective perception or quality of something or someone that is considered unpleasant, unappealing, unattractive, or undesirable in terms of appearance or behavior. This could be due to a lack of beauty, harmony, charm, or grace. However, what is viewed as "ugly" can vary greatly among individuals, cultures, and societies, as it is influenced by personal preferences, standards, and cultural norms. It can also refer to immoral or evil actions and behaviors.
Webster Dictionary
Uglinessnoun
the quality or state of being ugly
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ugliness in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ugliness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of ugliness in a Sentence
I can understand the validity of showing people the ugliness of the world, but I also think there is a place for movies to leave people with a sense of hope. If your film isn't going to do that, I just don't think it's worth making.
Hatred seldom reaches its intended target it only reveals the true ugliness of the perpetrator.
When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty,There arises the recognition of ugliness.When they all know the good as good,There arises the recognition of evil.
There is nothing in machinery, there is nothing in embankments and railways and iron bridges and engineering devices to oblige them to be ugly. Ugliness is the measure of imperfection.
We're spiritual creatures, unlike animals, and when we see forms like a flower or great architecture or a pretty face, we can see both its form but also penetrate through to its spiritual core, which is why if we are alive to beauty as Father Dubay says, we will be sort of seized and raptured by something beautiful, beauty is truth, and truth is beauty. Hugh Hefner Playboy's why if Father Dubay go out on a date with someone who is beautiful, and they have no Christian charity and they're narcissistic and cruel, an ugliness creeps in. So don't let that happen to Father Dubay.
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- lletgesa, lletjorCatalan, Valencian
- ošklivostCzech
- HässlichkeitGerman
- malbeleco, malbelaĵoEsperanto
- fealdadSpanish
- قبح, زشتیPersian
- rumuus, kauhistusFinnish
- laideurFrench
- fealdadeGalician
- bruttezzaItalian
- ناشرینیKurdish
- dēfōrmitāsLatin
- neglītumsLatvian
- brzydotaPolish
- fealdade, feiuraPortuguese
- уро́дствоRussian
- çirkinlikTurkish
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