The inelegance of the ugly duckling stood in contrast to its ultimate life as a swan.
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Inelegance
Synonyms for "inelegance" (99 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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low camplubberlinesslumpishnessmaladroitnessoafishnessphilistinismplainnessponderousnesspoor tastepoppop cultureroughnessrudenessshapelessnesssimplicitytastelessnessuglificationuglifyinguglinessunaestheticism
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unaestheticnessunattractivenessunbeautifulnessunbecomingnessunchastityuncomelinessuncouthnessunfittingnessungainlinessungracefulnessunhandinessunhandsomenessunlovelinessunmanageabilityunmeetnessunpleasingnessunprettinessunseemlinessunshapelinessunsightlinessunsuitabilityunsuitablenessunwieldinessvulgar tastevulgarismvulgarityvulgarness
Noun(2 words)
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6 entriesaesthetic inelegancearchitectural ineleganceinelegance in designlinguistic inelegancestylistic inelegancevisual inelegance
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