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UGLINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ugliness" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ugliness"):
unsightliness (ugliness that is unpleasant to look at)
grotesqueness; grotesquerie; grotesquery (ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion)
garishness; gaudiness (strident color or excessive ornamentation)
hideousness (dreadful ugliness; horrible repulsiveness)
unattractiveness (an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers)
eyesore (something very ugly and offensive)
Antonym:
beauty (the qualities that give pleasure to the senses)
Derivation:
ugly (displeasing to the senses)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being wicked
Synonyms:
nefariousness; ugliness; vileness; wickedness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ugliness" is a kind of...):
evil; evilness (the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ugliness"):
filthiness (moral corruption or pollution)
enormity (the quality of extreme wickedness)
Derivation:
ugly (morally reprehensible)
