inelegance
Absence of refinement
Inelegance is the quality of being ungraceful, clumsy, or lacking refinement.
The term applies to writing, movement, design, or solutions that work but lack polish: The code functions, but its inelegance bothers me.
An inelegant proof in mathematics gets to the answer through brute force rather than insight.
Lack of physical grace
- ungainlinessLack of physical grace
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- gawkinessClumsy, awkward manner
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
stumbling · fumbling · uncoordinated · maladroit · ham-handed · butterfingers · klutz · oafish
Social ineptitude
- tactlessnessAbsence of social sensitivity
- boorishnessCrude, uncouth conduct
- uncouthnessLack of polish
- faux pasSocial misstep or indiscretion
gaffe · blunder · misstep · indelicacy · unsophistication · unpolished · crass · loutish
Lack of sophistication
- clunkinessLack of smooth coordination
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- unrefinementLack of cultivation
- gracelessnessLack of smooth movement
rawness · coarseness · inartistic · unrefined · unsightly · harshness · jarring · discordance
Suboptimal use of resources
- cumbersomenessDifficult to manage quality
- unwieldinessQuality of being awkward
- bulkinessState of being oversized
- clunkinessLack of smooth coordination
impracticality · awkwardness · ineptitude · bungling · kludge · workaround · makeshift · jerry-rigged
clumsiness
Lack of physical grace
- ungainlinessLack of physical grace
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- gawkinessClumsy, awkward manner
lumbering · stumbling · fumbling · uncoordinated · maladroit · ham-handed · butterfingers · klutz · oafish · clodhopper
gaucheness
Social ineptitude
- tactlessnessAbsence of social sensitivity
- boorishnessCrude, uncouth conduct
- uncouthnessLack of polish
faux pas · gaffe · blunder · misstep · indelicacy · unsophistication · unpolished · crass · loutish · brashness
crudeness
Lack of sophistication
- clunkinessLack of smooth coordination
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- unrefinementLack of cultivation
gracelessness · rawness · coarseness · inartistic · unrefined · unsightly · harshness · jarring · discordance · incongruity
inefficiency
Suboptimal use of resources
- cumbersomenessDifficult to manage quality
- unwieldinessQuality of being awkward
- bulkinessState of being oversized
clunkiness · impracticality · awkwardness · ineptitude · bungling · kludge · workaround · makeshift · jerry-rigged · cobbled
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, error, errors
- tackinesstackiness, gaudiness, garishness, tawdriness, trashiness
- clunkinessawkwardness, bulkiness, clumsiness, ungainliness, unwieldiness
- uncool traitsnerdiness, geekiness, awkwardness, lameness, dorkiness
ineleganceelegance
Refined, graceful quality
grace · gracefulness · refinement · sophistication · tastefulness
inelegancesophistication
Cultured elegance and complexity
cultivation · tastefulness · class · stylishness · chic
ineleganceelegance
Refined, graceful quality
parsimony · economy · simplicity · streamlined design · efficiency