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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Viewed one way, all the ugliness since Inauguration Day seems like a bizarre effort to uproot and destroy America’s calm.
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
There was such a contrast between the ugliness of the interior of the house and the beauty of the garden.
—Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
But after the roster-decimating trade deadline, injuries and other circumstances have led to some serious ugliness.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
To complain about the ugliness of the new Ferrante cover is to acknowledge that the old Europa Editions were also ugly — but those were iconically ugly.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
There was such a contrast between the ugliness of the interior of the house and the beauty of the garden.
—Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
But after the roster-decimating trade deadline, injuries and other circumstances have led to some serious ugliness.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
To complain about the ugliness of the new Ferrante cover is to acknowledge that the old Europa Editions were also ugly — but those were iconically ugly.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ugliness
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“Ugliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ugliness. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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