noun
- instances or qualities of lacking grace, refinement, or good taste; awkward or crude behaviors or appearances
Usage: plural form of inelegance
Examples
- The critic pointed out several inelegances in the dancer’s performance.
- His speech was marred by grammatical inelegances that distracted from his message.
- The architect worked to eliminate the design’s inelegances before the final presentation.
- She noticed the inelegances in his table manners during the formal dinner.
- The editor’s job was to remove stylistic inelegances from the manuscript.
- Despite its technical merit, the software contained several user interface inelegances.