inelegance

[ in-el-i-guhns ]

noun

1. the quality or state of being inelegant; lack of elegance.
2. something that is inelegant or ungraceful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inelegance¹

First recorded in 1720–30; ineleg(ant) + -ance

Example Sentences

I did not like motor vehicles and had indeed never entered one before, having always maintained their inelegance.

From Project Gutenberg

Little can be gathered from the scanty remains of his works, except some idea of the harshness and inelegance of his diction.

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Its inelegance and rawness are excused in part by its evident solidity and sincerity of appearance.

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There was a stiffness and inelegance in his address which prepossessed me strongly against him.

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For the first time his soul revolted against the dull inelegance of Capel Street.

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Related Words

• indecency