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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You Los Angeles — beauty doesn’t happen without ugliness.
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Only talent is finding ugliness and knowing how to use it.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Both are explorations of notions around beauty and ugliness tied to Neurofibromatosis, the genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow in the nervous system and skin.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2024
Sign up Chaos and ugliness seem all but certain in November because our two-party democracy needs one side to admit defeat and walk away.
—Theunis Bates, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Only talent is finding ugliness and knowing how to use it.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Both are explorations of notions around beauty and ugliness tied to Neurofibromatosis, the genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow in the nervous system and skin.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2024
Sign up Chaos and ugliness seem all but certain in November because our two-party democracy needs one side to admit defeat and walk away.
—Theunis Bates, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Ugliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ugliness. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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