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单词 unloveliness
释义

unlovely

adjective

un·​love·​ly ˌən-ˈləv-lē How to pronounce unlovely (audio)
: not likable : disagreeable, unpleasant
unloveliness
ˌən-ˈləv-lē-nəs How to pronounce unlovely (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • bad
  • bitter
  • disagreeable
  • displeasing
  • distasteful
  • harsh
  • icky
  • nasty
  • rotten
  • sour
  • uncongenial
  • unpalatable
  • unpleasant
  • unpleasing
  • unsavory
  • unwelcome
  • wicked
  • yucky
  • yukky
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Example Sentences

Sunday night is often spoiled by the unlovely thought of having to go back to school or work the next morning. an unlovely but efficient little machine
Recent Examples on the Web Many were aghast at BMW i division’s fractal styling themes, embodied in the unlovely time-travelers iX and i7. Dan Neil, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 The parking lot was madness, the exterior was unlovely, and the back deck was heaven. BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 Two years later, he is gone, though the movie spares us the unlovely particulars of his end. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 June 2022 Stuart writes beautifully, with marvelous attunement to the poetry in the unlovely and the mundane. New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022 Fueled by alcohol and believing her seductive charms are still alive and well, Leslie works it hard, and Riseborough is fearless in the unlovely desperation that emerges. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2022 Baker portrays Texas City as an unlovely cluster of neighborhoods pinned to the Gulf Coast by a collection of oil refineries, a place where even the potential prettiness of the waterfront is colored by grim history. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021 Of the two streets, Second Avenue, an unlovely jumble of tenements and postwar apartment buildings, seems the less-likely candidate for retail role model. Anne Kadet, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2021 The dentist himself is an unlovely specimen — racist, ungenerous and vain, a man whose two ruling goals are to become a Freemason and to continue his blood line. Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

unloveliness

noun

as in ugliness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ugliness
  • unattractiveness
  • unsightliness
  • vileness
  • homeliness
  • grotesqueness
  • hideousness
  • dreadfulness
  • ghastliness
  • loathsomeness
  • disagreeableness
  • plainness
  • repulsiveness
  • terribleness
  • offensiveness
  • unbecomingness
  • imperfection
  • foulness
  • horribleness
  • flaw
  • blemish
  • repellency
  • nastiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • loveliness
  • beauty
  • fairness
  • aesthetics
  • prettiness
  • gorgeousness
  • attractiveness
  • handsomeness
  • comeliness
  • cuteness
  • esthetics
  • fascination
  • sightliness
  • looks
  • beauteousness
  • beautifulness
  • attraction
  • glamour
  • glamor
  • appeal
  • allure
  • elegance
  • sublimity
  • radiance
  • radiancy
  • exquisiteness
  • resplendence
  • charm
  • sublimeness
  • gloriousness
  • splendidness
  • delightfulness
  • resplendency
  • splendiferousness
  • superbness
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