noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of ugliness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ugliness
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unattractiveness
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noun
Meaning 2
an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: attractiveness
Broader terms: ugliness
Narrower terms: shapelessness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English unattractive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unattractiveness From unattractive + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Japanese: 不細工 (busaiku) — the state of being unattractive
- Latvian: neglītums — the state of being unattractive
- Manx: neuaalid — the state of being unattractive
- Manx: neuchleaynys — the state of being unattractive
- Manx: meehaitnys — the state of being unattractive
- Middle English: foulnesse — the state of being unattractive
- Polish: nieatrakcyjność — the state of being unattractive