unattractiveness

/ˌənəˈtɹæktɪvnəs/ noun

Synonym of ugliness.

Word Origin Built from un- 'not' + attractive + -ness 'state of.' Attractive comes from Latin attrahere 'to draw toward' — so unattractiveness is literally 'the state of not drawing toward.' The root trahere 'to draw, pull' gives us a whole family: tractor, extract, distract, and retract.

noun Synonym of ugliness. countable

The unattractiveness of the old factory made it difficult to sell.

(名词) 丑陋;难看;丑恶

旧工厂的丑陋外观使其难以出售。

(sustantivo) fealdad; falta de atractivo [Sinónimo de fealdad.]

La fealdad de la vieja fábrica dificultó su venta.

(nom) laideur; caractère laid [Caractère de ce qui est laid ou déplaisant; laideur.]

L'**unattractiveness** de la vieille usine rendait sa vente difficile.

(Substantiv) Hässlichkeit [**unattractiveness** bezeichnet den Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, hässlich oder nicht ansprechend zu sein.]

Die **unattractiveness** der alten Fabrik machte es schwer, sie zu verkaufen.

(名詞) 醜さ。美しさに欠けている性質や状態。

その古い工場の見苦しさが、売却を難しくしていた。

(substantivo) feiura; falta de atrativo; deselegância [Sinônimo de feiura.]

A feiura da velha fábrica dificultou sua venda.

Word parts: un + attract + ive + ness

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