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Definition: Ugliness |
UglinessNoun1. Qualities that do not give pleasure to the senses. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "ugliness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
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| Antonym: beauty (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Distortion | Distortion, detortion, contortion; twist, crookedness; (obliquity); grimace; deformity; malformation, malconformation; harelip; monstrosity, misproportion, want of symmetry, anamorphosis; ugliness; talipes; teratology. |
Ugliness | Noun: ugliness; Adjective: deformity, inelegance; acomia; disfigurement; (blemish); want of symmetry, inconcinnity; distortion; squalor; (uncleanness). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ugliness |
| English words defined with "ugliness": depict ♦ hideousness ♦ limn ♦ portray ♦ unattractiveness, unsightliness. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ugliness": JCL, Job Control Language ♦ Riquet with a Tuft. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | But when he dismissed her again the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. (Beauty and the Beast; writing credit: Roger Allers; Kelly Asbury) Glut your soul on my accursed ugliness! (The Phantom of the Opera; writing credit: Gaston Leroux) I look at it this way: I'll never have to see the ugliness of poverty, or war, or the Chevrolet Nova. (The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie; writing credit: Lloyd Kaufman; Pericles Lewnes) | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Oscar Wilde | Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. |
Ouida | Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness. |
St. Ignatius Loyola | Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | A crowd gives you nothing but choice of ugliness. |
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| "Ugliness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ugliness" is used about 124 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 124 | 28,785 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ugliness | 16 |
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| Language | Translations for "ugliness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | shëmti (eyesore). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فظاعة (atrocity, horribleness, horridness, outrage), قبح (distort, hideousness, nastiness, uglify), بشاعة (deformity, hideousness, monstrosity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | грозота, грозотия (eyesore, gorgon, horror). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 丑陋 (hideous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ohyzdnost, ošklivost (detestation, disgust, nausea, repugnance), šerednost. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | rumuus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | laideur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Hässlichkeit (meanness, nastiness, unsightliness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ασχημία (homeliness, impropriety, plainness, seaminess, shapelessness, unluckiliness, unshightliness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מכוערות, כעירות (repulsiveness), כעור (abhorrent, disfigurement, eyesore, nastiness, repulsive, uglification, ugly), וול (deformity, disgrace, malformation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rútság (deformity), csúnyaság (deformity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | keburukan rupa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | brutto (bad, dirty, foul, nasty, rotten, rough, ugly, unpleasant, unsightly), bruttezza. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 醜悪 (meanness, offensiveness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅうあく (meanness, offensiveness), ぶきりょう (homeliness, incompetence, lack of ability, plainness), ふきりょう (homeliness, incompetence, lack of ability, plainness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | granid (hideousness, nastiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inessuglay feiúra. (various references) urâţenie (fright, unsightliness), sluţenie, pocealã, hidoşenie (monstrosity). (various references) уродство (deformation, deformity, disfigurement, eyesore, hideousness, malformation, monstrosity). (various references) duaichneachd (gloom, wanness). (various references) ružnost, ružnoća. (various references) fealdad (eyesore). (various references) fulhet. (various references) iğrençlik (being disgusting, enormity, foulness, frightfulness, heinousness, hideousness, loathsomeness, lousiness, nastiness, nauseousness, obscenity, odiousness, odium, offensiveness, repulsiveness), çirkinlik (flagrancy, hideousness, homeliness, plainness). (various references) юumroяluk (deformity). (various references) огидність (hatefulness, odiousness, rottenness), потворність (abnormality, deformation, deformity, disfiguration, disfigurement, eyesore, malformation, monstrosity). (various references) tính xấu xí tính xấu xa, tính chất xấu. (various references) hylltra, hagrwch, anferthrwydd, anferthedd (hugeness, monstrosity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | foeditatem, foeditatis, turpitudinem, turpitudo. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ugliness": uglinesses. (additional references) | |
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"Ugliness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: guiness, uglies, uglinesses, Ugolino, ullinish, unlines. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ugliness" (pronounced u"glēnus) |
| 5 | -l ē n u s | cleanliness, deadliness, friendliness, ghastliness, holiness, liveliness, loneliness, niggardliness, orderliness, silliness, slovenliness, timeliness, worldliness. |
| 4 | -ē n u s | airworthiness, arbitrariness, bagginess, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, contrariness, coziness, craziness, creditworthiness, creepiness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, edginess, emptiness, frothiness, funniness, hairiness, happiness, laziness, lousiness, nastiness, nosiness, pettiness, queasiness, raciness, readiness, riskiness, roominess, rowdiness, scantiness, shakiness, sleepiness, sloppiness, solitariness, steadiness, stinginess, sturdiness, tardiness, tastiness, trustworthiness, uneasiness, unhappiness, unwieldiness, wariness, weariness, wimpiness, worthiness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, Conus, coolness, correctness, creativeness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, effectiveness, elusiveness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, fullness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, handedness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, quickness, quietness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, robustness, roughness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tartness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, truthfulness, unconsciousness, unfairness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, wryness. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-i-l-n-s-s-u" | |
-1 letter: gunless, gunsels, silenus, singles. | |
-2 letters: genius, gneiss, guiles, guises, gunsel, gussie, ingles, lunges, lungis, lunies, singes, single, slings, sluing, uglies, unless. | |
-3 letters: genus, glens, glues, guess, guile, guise, gules, iglus, ileus, ingle, isles, issue, lenis, liens, lieus, lines, lings, luges, lunes, lunge, lungi, lungs, negus, nisus, segni, sengi, signs, sines, singe, sings, sinus. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-i-l-n-s-s-u" | |
+2 letters: guiltiness, languishes, lungfishes, sinologues, subleasing, surcingles, uglinesses. | |
+3 letters: anilinguses, counselings, disgruntles, gainfulness, gunslingers, languidness, languishers, lutestrings, mudslingers, outblessing, spelunkings, subceilings, ungodliness. | |
+4 letters: counsellings, ghoulishness, gloriousness, glucokinases, glucosamines, glutaminases, guilefulness, guiltinesses, langoustines, neurologists, reassuringly, rightfulness, secularising, sensualizing, singularizes, sluggishness, sublicensing, ungainliness, unsightliest. | |
+5 letters: bluestockings, cunnilinguses, frightfulness, gainfulnesses, griseofulvins, guilelessness, guiltlessness, languidnesses, languishments, litigiousness, numerologists, religiousness, serpiginously, singularities, somersaulting, undisguisedly, unfeelingness, ungodlinesses, unsightliness, unwillingness. | |
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