ill-favored

Thân thiện

An ill-favored man scowled from the doorway.

Definition

Adjective: - Unpleasant or unattractive in appearance, especially when describing a face or features: The word describes someone or something that is not pleasing to look at, often implying a harsh, ugly, or disagreeable look.

Usage

This adjective is typically used to describe a person's face or overall appearance in a negative way. It is a formal and somewhat old-fashioned term. - It is used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb). - It often carries a stronger, more judgmental tone than simpler words like "unattractive."

Examples

• The story's villain was described as an ill-favored man with a cruel smile.
• She believed herself to be ill-favored and avoided social gatherings.
• His ill-favored visage made children uneasy.

Advanced Usage

• "Ill-favored" can be used in a broader, more literary sense to describe things that are unattractive or disagreeable in form or nature, though this is less common.
  • The architect criticized the building's ill-favored proportions.

Variants and Related Words

• Ill-favoured: The British English spelling.
• Ill-favoredness (noun): The state or quality of being ill-favored.
  • The tale emphasized the character's inner goodness despite his ill-favoredness.

Synonyms

• Unattractive
• Homely (primarily US English)
• Plain
• Ugly
• Unprepossessing

Antonyms

• Handsome
• Attractive
• Good-looking
• Fair-favored (archaic)

Related Idioms

• "Fair of face" / "Ill of face": A contrasting pair found in older literature, where "ill of face" is synonymous with "ill-favored."
  • In the fairy tale, one sister was fair of face, the other ill of face.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. usually used of a face
   • an ill-favored countenance

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