different between inelegant vs snazzy

English

Alternative forms

• unelegant

Etymology

From Middle French inélégant, from Latin in?leg?ns; equivalent to in- +? elegant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??l???nt/

Adjective

inelegant (comparative more inelegant, superlative most inelegant)

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

Synonyms

• (unfashionable): démodé, passé, unchic; see also Thesaurus:unfashionable
• (graceless): clumsy, graceless, haphazard

Translations

Anagrams

• Galentine, eglantine, elegantin, legantine

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin in?leg?ns.

Adjective

inelegant (masculine and feminine plural inelegants)

1. inelegant

   Antonym: elegant

Related terms

• elegant
• inelegància

Further reading

• “inelegant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inelegant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “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

Etymology

From French inélégant.

Adjective

inelegant m or n (feminine singular inelegant?, masculine plural inelegan?i, feminine and neuter plural inelegante)

1. inelegant

Declension

English

Etymology

Unknown but perhaps a blend of snappy +? jazzy, or from Irish snas (“polish; good appearance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?snæzi/

Adjective

snazzy (comparative snazzier, superlative snazziest)

1. (informal) Elegant in manner of dress; stylish, modern or appealing in appearance; flashy.

   Synonyms: dapper, elegant, pizazzy, smart, cool

   Antonyms: inelegant, scruffy, sloppy

   • 2000, Alev Aktar, "TAILOR MADE GOES: Fashion week closes with Calvin, Donna and Vera," New York Daily News, 23 Sep. (retrieved 8 Jan. 2009):

     One particularly snazzy outfit consisted of vertically striped pants paired with a horizontally striped and sequined top.

2. (informal) Excellent; clever, ingenious, or adept in behavior, operation, or execution.

   Synonyms: (informal) cool, (informal) nifty, smart

   Antonyms: (coarse slang) crappy, duff, (informal, especially US) lame, (informal) naff, (informal) rubbishy

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• “snazzy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “snazzy”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).