{ In‐el″e‐gance (?), In‐el″e‐gan‐cy (?), } n.; pl.Inelegances (#), Inelegancies (#). [L. inelegantia: cf. F. inélégance.]
1. The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance or grace; want of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.
The notorious inelegance of her figure. T. Hook.
2. Anything inelegant; as, inelegance of style in literary composition.