ill-favouredness

A person's ill-favouredness was evident in their expression.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Unattractiveness: "ill-favouredness" refers to the quality or state of being physically unattractive or unpleasant in appearance.
   • Disagreeableness: It can also denote a general quality of being offensive or displeasing, not limited to physical appearance.

Usage Examples

• (The state of being physically unattractive was frequently remarked upon.)
• (The unpleasantness of the scenery caused a desire to depart.)

Advanced Usage

• "ill-favouredness of character": a metaphorical extension referring to moral or personal unpleasantness.
  • His ill-favouredness of character was evident in his rude remarks. (His disagreeable personality was shown through his impolite comments.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ill-favoured (adj): having an unattractive or unpleasant appearance.

  • The ill-favoured building was an eyesore to the neighbourhood. (The building's unattractive appearance made it visually offensive.)

• Ill-favouredly (adv): in an unattractive or unpleasant manner.

  • He smiled ill-favouredly, revealing crooked teeth. (He smiled in an unpleasant way.)

Synonyms

• Ugliness: the quality of being unpleasant or repulsive in appearance.
• Uncomeliness: lack of attractiveness or grace.
• Displeasingness: the state of causing dissatisfaction or annoyance.

Related Idioms

• "Face that could curdle milk": a humorous idiom for extreme unattractiveness.

  • Her ill-favouredness was such that she had a face that could curdle milk. (Her unattractiveness was extreme.)

• "Not a pretty sight": an expression used to describe something unpleasant to look at.

  • The ill-favouredness of the old warehouse was not a pretty sight. (The warehouse's ugly appearance was unpleasant to view.)