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ugliness

ug·li·ness [ ˈə-glē-nəs]

ugliness

noun

[ˈə-glē-nəs]

Definition of ugliness

1 : the quality or state of being ugly

2 : something that is ugly

Recent Examples on the Web

//Step away for a while from the podcast or whatever version of humanity’s ugliness is dragging you down.
— Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, "Column: After a thousand exhausting days of Donald Trump, there is a way out of the darkness," 18 Oct. 2019
//And all this ugliness was coming out, particularly in the South.
— John Hammontree | Jhammontree@al.com, al, "Margaret Renkl on grief and the nature of the South," 23 Sep. 2019
//Here, ugliness becomes a kind of precarious beauty and yards of fabric suddenly transform an ordinary stage into a spiky mountain range or the furious waves of the ocean.
— New York Times, "New York City Ballet Is Back, and the Real Jewels Are the Dancers," 19 Sep. 2019
//The gist: These women, despite their manicured appearances, were capable of extreme ugliness.
— Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "“Christian girl autumn,” explained.," 14 Aug. 2019
//There is no quick fix: just a poor cash flow outlook whose degree of ugliness depends on your tendency toward optimism.
— Washington Post, "Happy Birthday, GE. Investors Want Something to Celebrate.," 16 Apr. 2019
//Lies are truth, beauty is ugliness, and Renoir, that big comfy sofa of blooming luxury, is unsettling.
— Kyle Smith, National Review, "Now Renoir Is Problematic," 27 Aug. 2019
//Remove clutter, ugliness and nonfunctioning items to improve your well-being.
— oregonlive.com, "Secrets of a broke housekeeper-turned-multimillionaire: Designer Jennifer Adams returns to Portland," 25 June 2019
//Everyone knows ugliness is in the eye of the beholder and, to a dog lover, there is no such thing as an uncomely canine.
— John Rogers, Twin Cities, "Scamp the Tramp wins World’s Ugliest Dog Contest," 24 June 2019

First Known Use of ugliness

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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