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Inelegance

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being inelegant; lack of grace, refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners. uncountable, usually

    "The inelegance of the ugly duckling stood in contrast to its ultimate life as a swan."

  2. 2
    the quality of lacking refinement and good taste wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French inélégance, from Late Latin inelegantia.

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