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- Late Latin · derived frominelegantia
- Middle French · derived frominélégance
- English todayinelegance
From Middle French inélégance, from Late Latin inelegantia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
inelegance
Today it means: The state or quality of being inelegant; lack of grace, refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners. Full definition →
Middle French inélégance ← Late Latin inelegantia