Ugliness is possessed by physical things that are unappealing to the senses, especially visually. It often indicates that something provokes revulsion or horror. The term is commonly used in reference to human appearance. The opposite of ugliness is beauty. Ugly is the second single from the Sugababes fourth studio album Taller In More Ways. ... Variation in the physical appearance of humans is believed by anthropologists to be an important factor in the development of personality and social relations in particular physical attractiveness. ... Many people see natural beauty in the rose. ...

Some argue that ugliness is a matter of subjective aesthetics, claiming that one person may perceive to be beautiful something that another may find ugly (as referenced in the popular phrase Beauty is in the eye of the beholder). However the predominant view in the scientific fields is that human ugliness is part of sexual selection and an indicator of poor genetic or physical health. This article is in need of attention. ... The Parthenons facade showing an interpretation of golden rectangles in its proportions. ... Illustration from The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin showing the Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus, female on left, ornamented male on right. ...

Although usually thought of in terms of a lack of physical beauty, the property of ugliness, like beauty, may also be ascribed to other phenomena, such as music, literature, human behavior, and so on.

References in popular culture

• One of the most well known examples of "ugly" in popular culture is the story The Ugly ADAM HASANEE by Hans Christian Andersen, which presents the moral that ugliness is subjective. This title has been adopted as the name of a hip hop group and a play.
• Ugly American is a term used to refer to perceptions worldwide of arrogant, demeaning, unthoughtful behavior of Americans abroad, based on the novel The Ugly American.
• The Barbican Centre was "London's ugliest building" according to a BBC poll. [1]
• Films in which the word ugly features prominently include Coyote Ugly (based on New York's Coyote Ugly Saloon), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, "the ugly" in this last film referring to Eli Wallach's character.
• Books and stories with "ugly" in their titles include Scott Westerfield's Uglies, Howard Waldrop's story about dodos, "The Ugly Chickens", science fiction story The Ugly Little Boy by Isaac Asimov, 1927 essay Libido for the Ugly, and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, a novel by Gregory Maguire.
• In music, there are bands such as Ugly Kid Joe, Ugly Rumours, The Ugly Bev Jones Group, and Dumb And The Ugly. Ugly Man Records is a record label, and "ugly" albums include Ugly, six Ugly and God Loves Ugly. Norwegian metal act Aura Noir claims to be the "ugliest band in the world".
• People who have adopted the name "Ugly" include comic Ugly Hill, TV personality Ugly Dave Gray, South Park character Ugly Bob, radio DJ Ugly Phil, and electronical artist the Ugliness Man. In addition, Dave Attell appeared as "The Ugly American" in segments in early episodes of The Daily Show.
• Ugly dolls and Troll dolls are marketed for their ugliness.
• There is a town in Britain named Ugley, complete with an Ugley Women's Institute.
• The Star Trek: The Original Series episode Is There in Truth No Beauty? featured an alien race, the Medusans, who appearance was so hideous that any humanoid viewing one without protection would be driven insane.
• Ugly Betty is the name of a television series on ABC that started in 2006.

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The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... Coyote Ugly is a romantic comedy/drama based on the actual Coyote Ugly Saloon, set in New York City, and released in August 2000 (See 2000 in film). ... Outside the Coyote Ugly Saloon in New York. ... The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Italian: ) is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach in the title roles. ... Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American film, TV and stage actor. ... Spoiler warning: Tally was tired of being separated from her best friend, Peris. ... Howard Waldrop (born September 15, 1946) in Houston, Mississippi, and got his degree from the University of Texas. ... Binomial name Raphus cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758 Former range (in red) Synonyms Struthio cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758 Didus ineptus Linnaeus 1766 Probably the earliest accurate drawings of a dodo (1601-1603) The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a metre-high (three feet) flightless bird related to the pigeons that lived on the islands... The Ugly Little Boy is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. ... Dr. Isaac Asimov (January 2?, 1920? – April 6, 1992, IPA: , originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as Айзек Азимов) was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ... The Libido for the Ugly is H. L. Menckens 1927 essay, making use of Juvenalian satire, that criticises the architecture of the Pittsburg area and praises that of Europe. ... Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is a novel by Gregory Maguire, retelling the tale of Cinderella through the eyes of her Ugly Stepsisters. ... Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954 in Albany, New York) is an American author. ... Ugly Kid Joe was a heavy metal band from Isla Vista, California. ... Ugly Rumours were a rock band of which current (as of May 5, 2005) UK prime minister Tony Blair was a member (singing and playing guitar) whilst studying law at St Johns College, Oxford during the 1970s. ... Dumb And The Ugly were an Australian band operating in the late 1980s. ... Ugly Man Records a Manchester-based independent record label. ... Ugly is the second album released by Life of Agony in 1995 through Roadrunner Records. ... Six Ugly is the second EP by the Japanese rock group Dir en grey, released in 2002. ... God Loves Ugly is an album by Atmosphere, released on June 11, 2002. ... Aura Noir logo Aura Noir is a black metal band from Oslo, Norway. ... Ugly Hill is a webcomic written and drawn by Paul Southworth. ... Ugly Dave Gray, with Noeline Brown. ... Ugly Bob is a character in the South Park series. ... Radio Dj/Announcer. ... Dave Attell (born January 18, 1965) is a popular American stand-up comedian and host of Comedy Centrals Insomniac with Dave Attell. ... The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning half-hour American satiric news television program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network. ... Ugly Dolls are unusual yet simple plush or vinyl collectible bedtime or office companions aimed at all ages. ... A treasure troll doll Troll dolls, originally known as Leprocauns and also known as Dammit dolls, Wishniks, Treasure Trolls, and Norfins, became one of Americas biggest toy fads beginning in the autumn of 1963, and lasting throughout 1965. ... Ugley is a small village located just off the B1383 road (the former A11) in the non-metropolitan district of Uttlesford in Essex, England. ... The Womens Institute (WI) is a membership organisation for women in England and Wales. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Is There in Truth No Beauty? is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, first broadcast October 18, 1968. ... For the 1979 movie, see Alien (movie). ... A Medusan in its container. ... The term humanoid refers to any being whose body structure resembles that of a human. ... Inmates at Bedlam Asylum, as portrayed by William Hogarth Insanity, or madness, is a general term for a semi-permanent, severe mental disorder. ... Ugly Betty is a Golden Globe and Peabody Award winning American television dramedy series starring America Ferrera, Vanessa Williams, and Eric Mabius. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

See also

• Disgust
• Sexual attractiveness
• Sexual selection
• Ugly stick