unsightliness

/ʌnsˈaɪtlinəs/ noun

The state of being unsightly.

Word Origin From Old English siht 'sight' — unsightly is literally 'not sightly,' not pleasing to the eye. The -ness turns it into a noun: the quality of being hard to look at. The root is Proto-Germanic *sihtiz, from PIE *sekʷ- 'to see,' which also gives us see, insight, and foresight.

noun The state of being unsightly. countable

The unsightliness of the abandoned building lowered property values in the entire neighborhood.

(名词) 不雅观;难看;丑陋

废弃建筑的不雅观使整个街区的房产价值都下降了。

(sustantivo) El estado de ser antiestético o desagradable a la vista.

Lo antiestético del edificio abandonado redujo los valores de las propiedades en todo el vecindario.

(nom) laideur; disgrâce; hideur [Caractère de ce qui est laid ou désagréable à regarder.]

L'**unsightliness** du bâtiment abandonné a fait baisser la valeur immobilière de tout le quartier.

(Substantiv) Hässlichkeit [Der Zustand, in dem etwas hässlich, unansehnlich oder abstoßend wirkt.]

Die **unsightliness** der verfallenen Fabrik beeinträchtigte das gesamte Stadtbild.

(名詞) 見苦しいという性質や状態。醜悪であること。

放置された建物のunsightliness(見苦しさ)は、近隣地域全体の不動産価値を下げた。

(substantivo) feiura; horridez [O estado de ser feio ou desagradável à vista.]

A feiura do prédio abandonado diminuiu os valores imobiliários de todo o bairro.

Word parts: un + sight + ly + ness

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