French word

laid

Pronunciation

IPA/lɛ/

Meaning

  • adjectiveugly

Example

Cette robe est laide.

This dress is ugly.

Illustration for laid (ugly)

More examples

Je trouve ce tableau laid.

I find this painting ugly.

Core concept

A form or appearance whose parts fail to create a pleasing whole.

Common phrases

  • trouver laid

    find ___ ugly

  • assez laid

    quite ugly

Similar words

moche: Casually describes something unattractive and without much appeal.
vilain: Slightly ungainly-looking, with features that are not well formed.

Definition in French

Qui paraît laid aux yeux en raison d'un aspect disgracieux, d'une mauvaise proportion ou d'un manque d'harmonie.

Word origin

French laid comes through Old French lait from a Germanic root related to something hateful or unpleasant.

Usage tips

  • Laid is masculine and laide is feminine, as in une robe laide; the final consonant is pronounced in laide but normally silent in laid.

Opposites

  • beaubeautifuladjective
  • joliprettyadjective

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