inelegancies
Lacks of refinement
Inelegancies are instances of awkwardness, clumsiness, or lack of refinement—the opposite of grace or polish.
The word typically describes flaws in writing, speech, or behavior: The editor flagged several inelegancies in the manuscript.
An inelegancy might be a clunky sentence, an ungraceful movement, or a social misstep.
Absence of social sensitivity
- gauchenessSocial ineptitude
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- boorishnessCrude, uncouth conduct
- uncouthnessLack of polish
unsophistication · loutishness · cloddishness · indelicacy · insensitivity · blundering · faux pas · impropriety
Lack of physical grace
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- ungainlinessLack of physical grace
- gawkinessClumsy, awkward manner
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
stumbling · fumbling · bumbling · blundering · stiffness · ungracefulness · maladroitness · uncoordinated
Lack of smooth coordination
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- ungainlinessLack of physical grace
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- crudenessLack of sophistication
gracelessness · artlessness · heavy-handedness · labored · stiltedness · woodenness · unrefined · amateurish
Deficient aesthetic judgment
- tackinessSticky or vulgar quality
- kitschTasteless, garish art
- gaudinessTasteless, excessive ornamentation
- garishnessExcessive, tasteless brightness
flashiness · chintziness · cheapness · showiness · loudness · brashness · overdone · excessive
Lack of sophistication
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- obscenityIndecent word or act
raunchiness · ribaldry · bawdiness · lewdness · smuttiness · foulness · off-color · indelicacy
tactlessness
Absence of social sensitivity
- gauchenessSocial ineptitude
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- boorishnessCrude, uncouth conduct
uncouthness · unsophistication · loutishness · cloddishness · indelicacy · insensitivity · blundering · faux pas · impropriety · indiscretion
clumsiness
Lack of physical grace
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- ungainlinessLack of physical grace
- gawkinessClumsy, awkward manner
lumbering · stumbling · fumbling · bumbling · blundering · stiffness · ungracefulness · maladroitness · uncoordinated · ham-handed
clunkiness
Lack of smooth coordination
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- ungainlinessLack of physical grace
- roughnessUneven surface quality
crudeness · gracelessness · artlessness · heavy-handedness · labored · stiltedness · woodenness · unrefined · amateurish · rough-hewn
poor taste
Deficient aesthetic judgment
- tackinessSticky or vulgar quality
- kitschTasteless, garish art
- gaudinessTasteless, excessive ornamentation
garishness · flashiness · chintziness · cheapness · showiness · loudness · brashness · overdone · excessive · unrefined
crudeness
Lack of sophistication
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
obscenity · raunchiness · ribaldry · bawdiness · lewdness · smuttiness · foulness · off-color · indelicacy · bluntness
inelegancieselegances
Qualities of tasteful refinement
sophistication · refinements · graces · polish · finesse
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Qualities of tasteful refinement
efficiencies · parsimony · sleekness · neatness · tidiness
inelegancieselegances
Qualities of tasteful refinement
refinements · sophistications · graces · beauties · niceties
elegant, elegance, inelegant, elegantly, elegiac, inelegance, elegancy