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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Lanthimos’s gaze, so exactingly attuned to human ugliness, has seldom given us lovelier things to look at.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The ugliness, the violence, the cruelty, the depravity, the lies.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Splatter the ugliness with a splash of the hard stuff.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
For a team with a legendary quarterback and Super Bowl aspirations, however, the ugliness of the Chiefs’ offensive slog against the Giants left a lot to be desired moving forward.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The ugliness, the violence, the cruelty, the depravity, the lies.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Splatter the ugliness with a splash of the hard stuff.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
For a team with a legendary quarterback and Super Bowl aspirations, however, the ugliness of the Chiefs’ offensive slog against the Giants left a lot to be desired moving forward.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 Sep. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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