- inelegancy
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/in el"i geuhn see/, n., pl. inelegancies.inelegance.[1720-30; INELEG(ANT) + -ANCY]
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Inelegancy — Inelegance In*el e*gance, Inelegancy In*el e*gan*cy, n.; pl. {Inelegances}, {Inelegancies}. [L. inelegantia: cf. F. in[ e]l[ e]gance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being inelegant; lack of elegance or grace; lack of refinement, beauty, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inelegancy — in·elegancy … English syllables
inelegancy — in•el•e•gan•cy [[t]ɪnˈɛl ɪ gən si[/t]] n. pl. cies inelegance • Etymology: 1720–30 … From formal English to slang
inelegancy — /ɪnˈɛləgənsi/ (say in eluhguhnsee) noun (plural inelegancies) → inelegance …
inelegancy — “+ noun 1. archaic : inelegance 2. : something that is inelegant inelegancies of prose style … Useful english dictionary
Inelegance — In*el e*gance, Inelegancy In*el e*gan*cy, n.; pl. {Inelegances}, {Inelegancies}. [L. inelegantia: cf. F. in[ e]l[ e]gance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being inelegant; lack of elegance or grace; lack of refinement, beauty, or polish in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inelegances — Inelegance In*el e*gance, Inelegancy In*el e*gan*cy, n.; pl. {Inelegances}, {Inelegancies}. [L. inelegantia: cf. F. in[ e]l[ e]gance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being inelegant; lack of elegance or grace; lack of refinement, beauty, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inelegancies — Inelegance In*el e*gance, Inelegancy In*el e*gan*cy, n.; pl. {Inelegances}, {Inelegancies}. [L. inelegantia: cf. F. in[ e]l[ e]gance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being inelegant; lack of elegance or grace; lack of refinement, beauty, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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