Added 6 October 2026
ugliness
/ˈʌɡlinɪs/ noun
In Latin: dēfōrmitās, turpitūdō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ugliness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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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
- An unsightly or frightful object.
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Unpleasant behaviour.
There was some ugliness at the council meeting.