ugliness
The condition of being uglyThe condition of being ugly.
» Ugliness has one advantage over beauty: it lasts.
Потворність володіє однією перевагою над красою - вона зберігається надовго. — rmdas
MethodGT · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)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
Hässlichkeit
уро́дствоuródstvo
(countable, uncountable)An unsightly or frightful object.
(countable, uncountable)Unpleasant behaviour.
There was some ugliness at the council meeting.
- qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
- the quality of being wicked
Examples
12 sentencesUgliness has one advantage over beauty: it lasts.
Потворність володіє однією перевагою над красою - вона зберігається надовго. — rmdas
Love brings beauty; malice brings ugliness.
deLiebe bringt Schönheit; Bosheit Hässlichkeit. — Esperantostern
Industry is the root of all ugliness.
ruУсердие – корень всех уродств. — Ooneykcall
deDer Fleiß ist die Wurzel aller Hässlichkeit. — Esperantostern
You can really express ugliness in your language.
Even plastic surgery won't do anything for your ugliness.
ruДаже пластическая хирургия не сможет ничего сделать с твоей уродливостью. — alik_farber
deNicht einmal die Schönheitschirurgie wird etwas gegen deine Hässlichkeit tun können. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Forms
plural: uglinessesSynonyms
6 synonyms- the quality of being wicked:nefariousnesswickednessvileness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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