inelegance Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

WordNet

In*el"e*gance, In*el"e*gan*cy noun (Also<
  • Inelegance
  • Inelegancy
)
Etymology
L. inelegantia: cf. F. inélégance.
Wordforms
plural Inelegances Inelegancies
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913