Mekhoar (מכוער) means ugly in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ugly
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mekhoar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אוביקט שאין בו יופי, שגורם לאדם שרואה אותו רצון להתרחק ממנו.
- 2ביצוע דבר שאינו יפה, מגעיל.
The word Mekhoar is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מְכֹעָר
- Written without vowel points
- מכוער
- Said
- mekhoar
- Root
- כ־ע־ר
- Pattern
- מְקֻטָּל
- Plural
- מְכֹעָרִים
- Feminine form
- מְכֹעֶרֶת
- Inflections
- נ' מְכֹעֶרֶת, ר' מְכֹעָרִים, נ"ר מְכֹעָרוֹת
- Gematria
- 336
This is how Mekhoar is said in other languages.
- English
- ugly
These words mean nearly the same as Mekhoar.
- כעורugly
- מלוכלך
- מסריח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Mekhoar.
- הורס
- חתיךhunk
- יפה
- יפיוף
- כוסון
- כוסית
- נאווהhandsome
- חמודcute
- תאווה לעינייםeye candy
- יפהפהgorgeous
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mekhoar.
The word Mekhoar comes from the root כ־ע־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Mekhoar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mekhoar.
What does Mekhoar (מכוער) mean in Hebrew?
Mekhoar (מכוער) means ugly. It is said mekhoar, with the stress on ar.
What is a synonym for Mekhoar (מכוער)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mekhoar (מכוער) are כעור, מלוכלך, and מסריח.
What is the opposite of Mekhoar (מכוער)?
Words that mean the opposite of Mekhoar (מכוער) are הורס, חתיך, יפה, יפיוף, כוסון, and כוסית.
What rhymes with Mekhoar (מכוער)?
Words that rhyme with Mekhoar (מכוער) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכער of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.