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ugliness

/ˈʌɡlinɪs/ noun B2
  1. The condition of being ugly. (countable, uncountable)
  2. An unsightly or frightful object. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Unpleasant behaviour. (countable, uncountable) · There was some ugliness at the council meeting.

Plural uglinesses

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A FATHER had one son and one daughter, the former remarkable for his good looks, the latter for her extraordinary ugliness.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 80 · B2

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