ugliness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
  2. noun the quality of being wicked

Etymology

From ugly + -ness.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
appearance
Narrower (hyponyms)
unsightliness, eyesore, garishness, unpleasingness, grotesqueness, unattractiveness
Opposite (antonyms)
beauty

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