inelegance

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

Etymology

From Middle French inélégance, from Late Latin inelegantia.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
quality
Narrower (hyponyms)
awkwardness, shabbiness, crudeness, tastelessness, ostentation, tweediness
Opposite (antonyms)
elegance

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