unprettinessn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɪtɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprɪdinᵻs/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and prettiness n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, prettiness n.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + prettiness n.; compare unpretty adj.

The quality of not being pretty; lack of prettiness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [noun]

unhightness1398

uncomeliness1542

unhandsomenessa1586

unlovelinessa1586

plainness1656

unprettiness1675

homeliness1709

unattractiveness1836

unbeauteousness1886

charmlessness1908

unbeautifulness-

1675 S. Sewall Diary 29 Apr. (1973) I. 11 My Father..goes to live there, notwithstanding the littleness and unpretines of the house.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. vii. 47 She says, it is not pretty in a young Lady to sigh: But where is the un-prettiness of it?

1847 Standard 5 May The indefinite and inexplicable pretty unprettiness of her countenance.

1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Mar. 270/2 The unlikely material for interesting narrative, the unprettiness of the Singermann home, is one proof of Mr. Brinig's mastery.

1992 Perspectives New Music 30 218 The chord's overall unprettiness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unprettiness
释义	unprettinessn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprɪtɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɪdinᵻs/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and prettiness n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, prettiness n. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + prettiness n.; compare unpretty adj. The quality of not being pretty; lack of prettiness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [noun] unhightness1398 uncomeliness1542 unhandsomenessa1586 unlovelinessa1586 plainness1656 unprettiness1675 homeliness1709 unattractiveness1836 unbeauteousness1886 charmlessness1908 unbeautifulness- 1675 S. Sewall Diary 29 Apr. (1973) I. 11 My Father..goes to live there, notwithstanding the littleness and unpretines of the house. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. vii. 47 She says, it is not pretty in a young Lady to sigh: But where is the un-prettiness of it? 1847 Standard 5 May The indefinite and inexplicable pretty unprettiness of her countenance. 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Mar. 270/2 The unlikely material for interesting narrative, the unprettiness of the Singermann home, is one proof of Mr. Brinig's mastery. 1992 Perspectives New Music 30 218 The chord's overall unprettiness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1675
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