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ill-favouredness

UK/ɪlˈfeɪvədnɪs/US/ɪlˈfeɪvɚdnɪs/

ill-favouredness noun: the quality of being ill-favoured; ugliness.

Noun

ill-favouredness (uncountable)

  1. (UK, archaic) The quality of being ill-favoured; ugliness.
    • Those of Mexico […] so love to have great dugs, that they strive to have their children sucke over their shoulders. So would we set forth ilfavordnesse [translating laideur]., II.12

Forms of ill-favouredness

alternative formill-favoredness

Origin of ill-favouredness

From ill-favoured + -ness.

Questions about ill-favouredness

What does ill-favouredness mean?
Ill-favouredness means the quality of being ill-favoured; ugliness.
What part of speech is ill-favouredness?
Ill-favouredness is a noun.
How do you pronounce ill-favouredness?
Ill-favouredness is pronounced /ɪlˈfeɪvədnɪs/ (UK).

Words near ill-favouredness in the dictionary

  1. ill-fated
  2. ill-fatedly
  3. ill-fatedness
  4. ill-favored
  5. ill-favoured
  6. ill-favouredness
  7. ill-fed
  8. ill-fitting
  9. ill-formed
  10. ill-formedness
  11. ill-fortune

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