ugliness

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ugliness

The artist painted a picture to capture the ugliness of the polluted landscape.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality of being unpleasant or unattractive to look at: The state or condition of having an appearance that is aesthetically displeasing or offensive to the senses, especially sight. 2. The quality of being morally repulsive or wicked: The state of being characterized by unpleasant, offensive, or evil qualities in character or behavior.

Usage and Examples
  • Referring to physical appearance:
    • The ugliness of the abandoned building was depressing.
    • She was more concerned with inner kindness than external ugliness.
  • Referring to moral or abstract qualities:
    • The ugliness of their hatred was shocking.
    • The debate revealed the political ugliness beneath the surface.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • "Ugliness" can be used abstractly to describe anything profoundly unpleasant, harsh, or disagreeable, not just visual appearance.
    • The ugliness of poverty in the city was undeniable.
    • He couldn't bear the ugliness of the truth.
  • It often carries a strong subjective judgment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ugly (adjective): The base form describing something that possesses ugliness.
    • an ugly scar; an ugly rumor
  • Uglify (verb, rare/formal): To make ugly.
    • The construction project seemed to uglify the landscape.
Synonyms
  • Unattractiveness (primarily for physical sense)
  • Hideousness
  • Repulsiveness
  • Offensiveness (for moral/abstract sense)
  • Wickedness (for moral sense)
Antonyms
  • Beauty
  • Attractiveness
  • Pulchritude (formal)
  • Virtue (for moral sense)
Idioms and Common Phrases
  • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: A proverb suggesting that perceptions of beauty (and by extension, ugliness) are subjective.
    • I find that sculpture fascinating, but my friend calls it junk. I guess ugliness is in the eye of the beholder.
  • To show one's true colors (often ugly): To reveal one's true, often unpleasant, nature.
    • Under pressure, he showed his true colors, and they were ugly.
ugliness

The artist painted a picture to capture the ugliness of the polluted landscape.

Noun
  1. the quality of being wicked
  2. qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses

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