ugliness

Definition

The condition of being ugly.

Etymology

From ugly + -ness.

Example Sentences

• "His best friend would not have called him good-looking, but he was the fortunate possessor of that cheerful type of ugliness which inspires immediate confidence in its owner."
• "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"
• "There was some ugliness at the council meeting."

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