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inelegant

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɪnˈɛlɪɡənt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

lacking in refinement or grace or good taste

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: elegant

History

Etymology

From Middle French inélégant, from Latin inēlegāns; equivalent to in- + elegant.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: inelegant — not elegant
  • Czech: neelegantní — not elegant
  • Esperanto: nedelikata — not elegant
  • Esperanto: plumpa — not elegant
  • Finnish: epäaistikas — not elegant
  • Finnish: epäelegantti — not elegant
  • Finnish: tyylitön — not elegant
  • French: inélégant — not elegant
  • Galician: inelegante — not elegant
  • Ido: ne-eleganta — not elegant
  • Italian: inelegante — not elegant
  • Latin: incōmptus — not elegant
  • Latin: inēlegāns — not elegant
  • Norwegian: uelegant — not elegant
  • Portuguese: deselegante — not elegant
  • Portuguese: inelegante — not elegant
  • Romanian: inelegant — not elegant
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-innealta — not elegant
  • Spanish: inelegante — not elegant
  • Ottoman Turkish: ظرافتسز (zarafetsiz) — not elegant