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unloveliness

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un⋅love⋅ly

  [uhn-luhv-lee]
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–adjective
1. not lovely; without beauty or charm.
2. harsh or repellent in character; unpleasant; disagreeable; objectionable.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see un- 1 , lovely

Related forms:
un⋅love⋅li⋅ness, noun
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Word Origin & History

unlovely 
1377, "not evoking feelings of love," from un- (1) "not" + lovely. Meaning "ugly" is recorded from 1393.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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