inelegance

[ in-el-i-guhns ]
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noun
  1. the quality or state of being inelegant; lack of elegance.

  2. something that is inelegant or ungraceful.

Origin of inelegance

1
First recorded in 1720–30; ineleg(ant) + -ance

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