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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inelegance \In*el"e*gance\, Inelegancy \In*el"e*gan*cy\, n.; pl {Inelegances}, {Inelegancies}. [L. inelegantia: cf F. in['e]l['e]gance.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inelegance n : the quality of lacking refinement and good taste [ant: {elegance}]
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