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See also: inélégant
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French inélégant, from Latin inēlegāns; equivalent to in- + elegant.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
inelegant (comparative more inelegant, superlative most inelegant)
- Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
- 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- There was still time amid the drama for Ashley Cole to almost mark his 97th cap with a goal but the erratic Pyatov made a fine recovery save after another inelegant attempt to deal with a cross.
Synonyms[edit]
- (unfashionable): démodé, passé, unchic; see also Thesaurus:unfashionable
- (graceless): clumsy, graceless, haphazard
Translations[edit]
not elegant
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Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin inēlegantem.
Adjective[edit]
inelegant m or f (masculine and feminine plural inelegants)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “inelegant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inelegant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “inelegant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inelegant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French inélégant. Equivalent to in- + elegant.
Adjective[edit]
inelegant m or n (feminine singular inelegantă, masculine plural ineleganți, feminine and neuter plural inelegante)
Declension[edit]
Declension of inelegant
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | inelegant | inelegantă | ineleganți | inelegante | ||
definite | inelegantul | ineleganta | ineleganții | inelegantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | inelegant | inelegante | ineleganți | inelegante | ||
definite | inelegantului | inelegantei | ineleganților | inelegantelor |
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