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INELEGANCE

\ɪnˈɛlɪɡəns], \ɪnˈɛlɪɡəns], \ɪ_n_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_ɡ_ə_n_s]\

Definitions of INELEGANCE

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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Want of any quality required by good taste; want of refinement.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

n. Quality of being inelegant ; want of elegance.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Absence of beauty, want of elegance.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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