01 n. The quality of being inelegant; lack of elegance or grace; lack of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.
pl.
Inelegances, Inelegancies ((#))
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1.
The quality of being inelegant; lack of elegance or grace; lack of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.“The notorious inelegance of her figure.” — T. Hook.
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2.
Anything inelegant; as, inelegance of style in literary composition.