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
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