UGLY DUCKLING

Meaning of UGLY DUCKLING in English

■ noun a person who turns out to be beautiful or talented against all expectations.

Origin

from the title of one of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, in which the ‘~’ (actually a cygnet) becomes a swan.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

UGLY DUCKLING — noun Etymology: The Ugly Duckling, story by Hans Christian Andersen Date: 1869 one that appears very unpromising but often has …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UGLY DUCKLING — noun Etymology: from The Ugly Duckling (1835?), story by Hans Christian Andersen died 1875 Dan. author : an immature or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — an unattractive or unpromising child who becomes a beautiful or much-admired adult. [ 1880-85; after the bird in the story …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — something that stands out, out of place
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UGLY DUCKLING — Etymology: The Ugly Duckling, story by Hans Christian Andersen Date: 1869 : one that appears very unpromising but often has …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UGLY DUCKLING — Function: noun Etymology: The Ugly Duckling, story by Hans Christian Andersen Date: 1869 : one that appears very unpromising but …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — [ugly duckling] n [The Ugly Duckling, story by Hans Christian Andersen] (1883): one that appears very unpromising but often has …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UGLY DUCKLING — noun a person or thing that at first does not seem attractive or likely to succeed but that later becomes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — ( ugly ducklings) If you say that someone, especially a child, is an ugly duckling , you mean that they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — (~s) If you say that someone, especially a child, is an ~, you mean that they are unattractive or awkward …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UGLY DUCKLING — {n.} An ugly or plain child who grows up to be pretty and attractive. * /Mary was the ugly duckling …
Slang English vocab
UGLY DUCKLING — {n.} An ugly or plain child who grows up to be pretty and attractive. * /Mary was the ugly duckling …
Словарь английских идиом
UGLY DUCKLING — ugly or plain child (who grows up to be pretty) She was really an ugly duckling when she was a …
English Idioms vocab
UGLY DUCKLING — n. An ugly or plain child who grows up to be pretty and attractive. Mary was the ugly duckling in …
American Idioms English vocabulary
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
UGLY DUCKLING — "гадкий утенок", то есть ребенок (или не ребенок), ничего из себя не представляющий внешне или даже некрасивый, выросший затем в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
UGLY DUCKLING — "гадкий утенок", то есть ребенок (или не ребенок), ничего из себя не представляющий внешне или даже некрасивый, выросший затем в …
English Russian slang dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — n. "гадкий утенок", то есть ребенок (или не ребенок), ничего из себя не представляющий внешне или даже некрасивый, выросший затем …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKLING — noun Date: 15th century a young duck
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UGLY — I. ˈəglē, -li adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English uglike, ugly frightful, unpleasing in appearance, from Old Norse uggligr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUCKLING — -liŋ, -lēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English dookelynge, from dooke, duck + -lynge, -ling 1. : a young …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UGLY — (superl.) Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.
Английский словарь Webster
UGLY — (superl.) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
Английский словарь Webster
DUCKLING — (n.) A young or little duck.
Английский словарь Webster
UGLY — ( superl. ) Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UGLY — ( superl. ) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCKLING — ( n. ) A young or little duck.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UGLY — — uglily , adv. — ugliness , n. /ug"lee/ , adj., uglier, ugliest . 1. very unattractive or unpleasant to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCKLING — /duk"ling/ , n. a young duck. [ 1400-50; late ME; see DUCK 1 , -LING 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCKLING — n. young duck
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UGLY — I. ˈə-glē adjective ( ug·li·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse uggligr, from uggr fear; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUCKLING — noun Date: 15th century : a young duck
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UGLY — vt to make ugly. 2. ugly ·noun a shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet. 3. ugly ·superl ill-natured; …
Webster English vocab
DUCKLING — noun a young or little duck.
Webster English vocab
DUCKLING — ■ noun a young duck.
Concise Oxford English vocab
UGLY — [ug.ly] adj ug.li.er ; -est [ME, fr. ON uggligr, fr. uggr fear; akin to ON ugga to fear] (13c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCKLING — [duck.ling] n (15c): a young duck
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UGLY — ugly BrE AmE ˈʌɡ li ▷ uglier ˈʌɡ li‿ə AmE \ ə r ▷ ugliest ˈʌɡ li‿ɪst əst ▷ ugliness …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUCKLING — duckling BrE AmE ˈdʌk lɪŋ ▷ duckling|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UGLY — / ˈʌgli; NAmE / adjective ( ug·lier , ugli·est ) 1. unpleasant to look at SYN unattractive : an ugly …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCKLING — / ˈdʌklɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] a young duck ; the meat of a young duck …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UGLY — ug ‧ ly S3 /ˈʌɡli/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative uglier , superlative ugliest ) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUCKLING — duck ‧ ling /ˈdʌklɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a young duck
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UGLY — adj. (uglier, ugliest) 1 unpleasing or repulsive to see or hear (an ugly scar; spoke with an ugly snarl). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUCKLING — n. 1 a young duck. 2 its flesh as food.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UGLY — adj. (uglier, ugliest) 1 unpleasing or repulsive to see or hear (an ugly scar; spoke with an ugly snarl). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUCKLING — n. 1 a young duck. 2 its flesh as food.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UGLY — adj. (uglier, ugliest) 1. unpleasing or repulsive to see or hear (an ugly scar; spoke with an ugly snarl). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
DUCKLING — n.1 a young duck. 2 its flesh as food.
Oxford English vocab
UGLY — ( uglier, ugliest) 1. If you say that someone or something is ugly , you mean that they are very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCKLING — ( ducklings) A duckling is a young duck. N-COUNT see also ugly duckling
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCKLING — (~s) A ~ is a young duck. N-COUNT see also ugly ~
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UGLY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ugly/nasty rumour (= a rumour about something bad ) ▪ Ugly rumours persisted that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCKLING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE ugly ▪ It's certainly the ugly duckling of the era-until you get to drive …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UGLY — (VERY UNATTRACTIVE) [adjective] -ier, -iest - (of people, animals or things) extremely unattractiveI find a lot of modern architecture very …
Cambridge English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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