different between refinement vs inelegant
refinement
English
Etymology
refine +? -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???fa?nm?nt/, /???fa?nm?nt/
- Hyphenation: re?fine?ment
Noun
refinement (countable and uncountable, plural refinements)
- The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
- High-class style; cultivation.
- A fine or subtle distinction.
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inelegant
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- inelegant
Declension
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