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- US Pronunciation
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- [hid-ee-uh s]
- /ˈhɪd i əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hid-ee-uh s]
- /ˈhɪd i əs/
Definitions of hideousness word
- adjective hideousness horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster. 1
- adjective hideousness shocking or revolting to the moral sense: a hideous crime. 1
- adjective hideousness distressing; appalling: the hideous expense of moving one's home to another city. 1
- noun hideousness The state of being hideous; extreme ugliness. 1
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Origin of hideousness
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English hidous < Old French hisdos, equivalent to hisde horror, fright (perhaps < Old High German *egisida, akin to egisôn, agison to frighten) + -os -ous; suffix later assimilated to -eous
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Parts of speech for Hideousness
noun
adjective
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hideousness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hideousness
noun hideousness
- disfigurement — an act or instance of disfiguring.
- unseemly — not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc.: an unseemly act; unseemly behavior.
- plainness — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- unsightliness — distasteful or unpleasant to look at: an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder.
- monstrousness — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
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