INELEGANCE

inelegance

(noun) the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

inelegance (usually uncountable, plural inelegances)

The state or quality of being inelegant; lack of grace, refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.

Synonyms

• (state or quality of being inelegant): awkwardness, bluntness, clumsiness, gracelessness, homeliness

Source: Wiktionary

In*el"e*gance, In*el"e*gan*cy, n.; pl. Inelegances, Inelegancies. Etym: [L. inelegantia: cf. F. inélégance.]

1. The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance or grace; want of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners. The notorious inelegance of her figure. T. Hook.

2. Anything inelegant; as, inelegance of style in literary composition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition