inelegance

Examples

• All

• I found the artist's use of colors to be striking, but the overall inelegance of his technique was disappointing.

• No rude inelegance thy work confounds.

  Academic text (2017)

• It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

• Sometimes he would not get any farther than the outline in red vitriol before some catastrophic inelegance would force him to start again.

  Fiction book (1992)

• When you return, we will discuss in greater detail how her inelegance can be replaced." Claude struggled to understand the Abbe's heartless replies.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I was bitterly disappointed by their inelegance: all the bobbles, all the clumsiness, all the heavy-breathing sweatiness.

  Academic text (1991)

• Maybe you wanted to say that my EHT or "unified and distinct set of methodological principles" (apologies for the inelegance) is a gerrymandered construct, serving no useful purpose except to discredit philosophy.

  Blog text (25)

• The presentation was marred by its lack of structure and overall inelegance.

Synonyms

T

tastelessness

vsinelegance

1 6.8

Poor style that makes people feel uncomfortable

is broader covering lack of grace and refinement beyond mere poor taste

G

gaudiness

vsinelegance

1 7.2

Too much bright decoration on clothes or signs that looks bad

is the plain absence of grace rather than excessive ornamentation

C

classlessness

vsinelegance

• Offensive

8.1

Rude behavior or dress that shows no good taste

is about lacking grace or refinement without social vulgarity

G

gracelessness

vsinelegance

7.1

A lack of smooth, polite movement or social behavior

is broader also including poor taste and general lack of refinement

U

ungracefulness

vsinelegance

6.5

A clumsy, awkward way of moving or looking

is about missing refinement and good taste as well as clumsiness

I

indecorousness

vsinelegance

• Formal

9.9

Lack of polite behavior or good taste

focuses on lacking grace or refinement rather than merely breaking rules

U

unbecomingness

vsinelegance

• Formal

9.1

The quality of being inappropriate in behavior or appearance

is about poor taste or lack of refinement not only suitability

U

unseemliness

vsinelegance

8.6

A way someone acts or looks that seems not proper in public

is about lack of grace or taste rather than mere social impropriety

Antonyms

E

elegance

47 3.5

A graceful, stylish way of looking or behaving that shows good taste

G

gracefulness

1 3.2

A smooth, attractive way of moving like a dancer or swan

How Elegant

elegance

47 3.5

refinement

10 5.9

grace

172 2.6

inelegance

7.1

awkwardness

25 4.5

clumsiness

3 3.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology