adj., -li·er, -li·est.

1. Not deemed visually attractive.
2. Not pleasant; disagreeable: an unlovely personality.

adjective

Not handsome or beautiful: homely, plain, unattractive, uncomely. Idioms: not much for looks, not much to look at, short on looks. See beautiful/ugly.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: without beauty or charm
  Synonym: unpicturesque

Meaning #2: used of circumstances

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - utiltalende, grim, ikke pæn

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet aantrekkelijk

Français (French)
adj. - disgracieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nicht attraktiv, reizlos, unschön

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άχαρος, άσχημος

Italiano (Italian)
brutto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - feio, antipático, desagradável

Русский (Russian)
неприятный, некрасивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - feo, desgarbado, sin atractivo, poco amable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - föga tilldragande, osympatisk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
不可爱的, 丑的, 不漂亮的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不可愛的, 醜的, 不漂亮的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 못생긴, 불쾌한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 愛らしくない, 醜い, いやな, 不快な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كريه, بغيض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מושך, לא נעים, מכוער‬

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