- hideosity
- noun see hideous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hideosity
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hideosity — (n.) a very ugly thing, 1807, from HIDEOUS (Cf. hideous) on model of monstrosity, etc … Etymology dictionary
hideosity — See hideous. * * * … Universalium
hideosity — noun a) The state or condition of being hideous; extreme ugliness. b) Something hideous … Wiktionary
hideosity — hid·eos·i·ty … English syllables
hideosity — n. (pl. ies) 1 a hideous object. 2 hideousness … Useful english dictionary
hideous — adjective Etymology: alteration of Middle English hidous, from Anglo French hidus, hisdos, from Old French hisde, hide terror Date: 14th century 1. offensive to the senses and especially to sight ; exceedingly ugly 2. morally offensive ; shocking … New Collegiate Dictionary
hideousness — See hideosity. * * * … Universalium
hideously — See hideosity. * * * … Universalium
hideous — hideously, adv. hideousness, hideosity /hid ee os i tee/, n. /hid ee euhs/, adj. 1. horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster. 2. shocking or revolting to the moral sense: a hideous crime. 3. distressing;… … Universalium
