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Noun: ugliness  úg-lee-nus
  1. Qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
    "The ugliness of the abandoned building was a blight on the neighbourhood"
     
  2. The quality of being wicked
    "The ugliness of the criminal organization was revealed during the trial";
    - nefariousness, wickedness, vileness

Type of: appearance, evil, evilness, ill, visual aspect

Antonym: beauty

Encyclopedia: Ugliness