Hässlichkeit

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

hässlich + -keit

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛslɪçkaɪ̯t/
  • (file)

Noun

Hässlichkeit f (genitive Hässlichkeit, plural Hässlichkeiten)

  1. ugliness

Usage notes

  • The spelling Hässlichkeit has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Häßlichkeit) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

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