Beautiless

/ˈbjuːtɪləs/ adjective

Definition

Lacking beauty; not beautiful or attractive.

Etymology

From 'beauty' plus the '-less' suffix, which means 'without.' This straightforward English compound follows the productive pattern of adding '-less' to create negatives.

Kelly Says

While we use words like 'ugly' to mean actively unattractive, 'beautiless' suggests something simply lacking in beauty—it's the absence of beauty rather than the presence of its opposite, making it a gentler descriptor.

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