Definitions

inelegance

[in-el-i-guhns] / ɪnˈɛl ɪ gəns /

NOUN

artlessness

Synonyms

STRONG

awkwardness clumsiness crudeness gawkiness gracelessness ineptitude

WEAK

uncoordination

Antonyms

WEAK

coordination experience grace sophistication

NOUN

bad form

Synonyms

WEAK

barbarism impropriety indecorum infelicity solecism

NOUN

improperness

Synonyms

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unfitness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction decency

NOUN

impropriety

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indecency

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty impudence incongruity incorrectness indecorum rudeness slip solecism unseemliness unsuitability vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction

WEAK

correctness propriety suitability tastefulness

NOUN

impudency

Synonyms

WEAK

assumption audaciousness audacity barbarism blunder boldness brashness brazenness cheek cheekiness chutzpah discourtesy disrespect effrontery face familiarity faux pas forwardness gaffe gall gaucherie goof immodesty impertinence incivility incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum insolence nerve nerviness overconfidence pertness presumptuousness pushiness rudeness sassiness sauciness slip solecism unseemliness unsuitability vulgarism vulgarity

NOUN

inappropriateness

Synonyms

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty improperness impudence incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unfitness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction decency

NOUN

indecorum

Synonyms

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty impudence incongruity incorrectness indecency indelicacy rudeness slip solecism unseemliness unsuitability vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction decency

NOUN

indelicacy

Synonyms

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty impudence incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum rudeness slip solecism unseemliness unsuitability vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction decency

NOUN

unbecomingness

Synonyms

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum rudeness slip solecism unfitness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction decency

NOUN

unfitness

Synonyms

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction decency

NOUN

unseemliness

Synonyms

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unfitness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction decency

NOUN

unsuitability

Synonyms

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unfitness unseemliness unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction decency

NOUN

unsuitableness

Synonyms

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unfitness unseemliness unsuitability vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction decency

Example Sentences

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It is entitled 'Half-a-gong-stroke among the No-realities; or Gravity-removing devoid of Inelegance.'

From Kai Lung's Golden Hours by Bramah, Ernest

Inelegance, in-el′e-gans, n. want of elegance: want of beauty or polish—also Inel′egancy.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

inelegance

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