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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesla laideur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: la ledur
"La laideur du bâtiment était évidente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being unattractive or lacking appeal.
"The unattractiveness of the building was evident in its crumbling facade." - 2
A characteristic that detracts from physical or aesthetic appeal.
"Her unattractiveness in the role was overshadowed by her strong performance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'unattractive' is formed by the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the root 'attractive', which comes from the Latin 'attractivus', meaning 'drawing together'. The evolution of the term reflects a shift from a neutral description of appeal to a more subjective judgment of physical appearance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unattractiveness" is said worldwide
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la laideur
Transliteration: la ledur
"La laideur du bâtiment était évidente."
die Unattraktivität
Transliteration: dee un-at-trak-tiv-i-tait
"Die Unattraktivität des Gebäudes war offensichtlich."
l'inettitudine
Transliteration: linettitüdine
"L'inettitudine dell'edificio era evidente."
la falta de atractivo
Transliteration: la falta de atractivo
"La falta de atractivo del edificio era evidente."
a falta de atratividade
Transliteration: a falta de atratividade
"A falta de atratividade do edifício era evidente."
असामान्यता
Transliteration: asamaanayata
"भवन की असामान्यता स्पष्ट थी।"
缺乏吸引力
Transliteration: quēfá xīyǐnlì
"建筑的缺乏吸引力显而易见。"
매력 부족
Transliteration: maeryeok bujok
"건물의 매력 부족은 분명했다."
魅力の欠如
Transliteration: miryouku no ketsujo
"建物の魅力の欠如は明らかだった。"
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