ugliness
noun
ug·li·ness
ˈə-glē-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being ugly
2
: something that is ugly
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And as the book went on there was more and more ugliness.
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Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Other actors with Abdul-Mateen’s wide smile, soft voice, and broad shoulders may have just leaned on their looks to cover up their character’s least-likable moments — as if gobs of charm in one scene can erase the ugliness glimpsed in others.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
Kee wrote the song about his wife and needing a getaway from the ugliness of day-do-day life.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
Consider the beauty of singing to kids compared to the ugliness of Agent Ross.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
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Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Other actors with Abdul-Mateen’s wide smile, soft voice, and broad shoulders may have just leaned on their looks to cover up their character’s least-likable moments — as if gobs of charm in one scene can erase the ugliness glimpsed in others.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
Kee wrote the song about his wife and needing a getaway from the ugliness of day-do-day life.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
Consider the beauty of singing to kids compared to the ugliness of Agent Ross.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Ugliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ugliness. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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