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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nonbeautiful en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + beautiful.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not beautiful.
    • But notice that nonbeautiful does not mean the same as ugly. It is not true that every item in the universe is either beautiful or ugly. 1997, Trudy Govier, A practical study of argument:
    • The beautiful exterior is taken as a sign of inward or moral goodness; the nonbeautiful or ugly exterior is often imagined to correlate with evil... 2000, Peggy Zeglin Brand, Beauty matters:

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Synonyms

unbeautiful