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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

quality go
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

inelegance
the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

noun.attribute

9 Subcategories

stiffness, awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness go
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
homeliness, dowdiness, drabness go
having a drab or dowdy quality
shabbiness, seediness, manginess, sleaziness go
a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
tweediness go
an informal, homely, outdoor look characteristic of those who wear tweeds
commonness, coarseness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch go
the quality of lacking taste and refinement
roughness, crudeness go
an unpolished unrefined quality
boorishness, uncouthness go
inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
inflation, pretentiousness, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, puffiness, splashiness go
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
tastelessness go
inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste