inelegance

[ in-el-i-guhns ]

/ ɪnˈɛl ɪ gəns /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR inelegance ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the quality or state of being inelegant; lack of elegance.

something that is inelegant or ungraceful.

Origin of inelegance

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

Words nearby inelegance

inelastic, inelastic collision, inelastic demand, inelastic scattering, inelastic supply, inelegance, inelegancy, inelegant, ineligible, ineloquent, ineluctable

Example sentences from the Web for inelegance

There was a stiffness and inelegance in his address which prepossessed me strongly against him.
Pelham, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Charlie seemed rather pleased than otherwise at my inelegance.
The Love Affairs of an Old Maid|Lilian Bell
In the act there was the inelegance of one whose feelings are nipped and wishes defeated.
The Mayor of Casterbridge|Thomas Hardy
I did not like motor vehicles and had indeed never entered one before, having always maintained their inelegance.
It Pays to Smile|Nina Wilcox Putnam

The inelegance of the appellation perhaps explains why the bird has been permitted to retain it for quite a long while unchanged.
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar

单词	inelegance
释义	inelegance [ in-el-i-guhns ] / ɪnˈɛl ɪ gəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inelegance ON THESAURUS.COM noun the quality or state of being inelegant; lack of elegance. something that is inelegant or ungraceful. Origin of inelegance First recorded in 1720–30; ineleg(ant) + -ance Words nearby inelegance inelastic, inelastic collision, inelastic demand, inelastic scattering, inelastic supply, inelegance, inelegancy, inelegant, ineligible, ineloquent, ineluctable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inelegance There was a stiffness and inelegance in his address which prepossessed me strongly against him. Pelham, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Charlie seemed rather pleased than otherwise at my inelegance. The Love Affairs of an Old Maid\|Lilian Bell In the act there was the inelegance of one whose feelings are nipped and wishes defeated. The Mayor of Casterbridge\|Thomas Hardy I did not like motor vehicles and had indeed never entered one before, having always maintained their inelegance. It Pays to Smile\|Nina Wilcox Putnam The inelegance of the appellation perhaps explains why the bird has been permitted to retain it for quite a long while unchanged. Birds of the Indian Hills\|Douglas Dewar Words related to inelegance indecency, goof, unseemliness, incorrectness, vulgarity, solecism, incongruity, blunder, vulgarism, unsuitability, slip, rudeness, gaffe, barbarism, indecorum, impudence, gaucherie, immodesty, awkwardness, ineptitude
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inelegance

noun

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Words nearby inelegance

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