English → Latin
“inelegant” in Latin
inēlegānsinelegantinvenustusunlovely, unattractive, homely, ugly; unhappy in loveinconcinnusawkward, clumsy; inelegant, ungraceful
The English word inelegant itself goes back to Latin ēligō, through inēlegāns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inelegant
inelegans (Cic., only with negative, non inelegans): invenustus: inconcinnus. Vid: UNADORNED.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inelegant?
- The usual Latin words for “inelegant” are inēlegāns, invenustus, inconcinnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.