el·e·gant ( l  -g nt)adj. Characterized by or exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty of manner, form, or style. See Synonyms at delicate. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin  leg ns, legant-, present participle of *legre, variant of ligere, to select; see elect.]el e·gant·ly adv. |
elegant
Adjective
1. attractive and graceful or stylish
2. cleverly simple and clear: an elegant summary [Latin elegans tasteful]
elegance n
elegantly adv
elegantly adv
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| Adj. | 1. | elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" dignified - having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman" graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" sophisticated - having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book" tasteful - having or showing or conforming to good taste inelegant - lacking in refinement or grace or good taste |
| 2. | elegant - suggesting taste, ease, and wealth gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" | |
| 3. | elegant - displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution; "an elegant dancer"; "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise" graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution |
elegant
adjective 1. stylish, fine, beautiful, sophisticated, delicate, artistic, handsome, fashionable, refined, cultivated, chic, luxurious, exquisite, nice, discerning, graceful, polished, sumptuous, genteel, choice, tasteful, urbane, courtly, modish, comely, à la mode, schmick Austral. (informal) << OPPOSITE inelegant
Translations
adj elegant [ˈeligənt]
having or showing stylishness elegant clothes; You look elegant today. elegansie, sierlikheid أنيق، مُتْقَن елегантен elegantní elegant; raffineret; udsøgt elegant κομψός elegante elegantne زیبا؛ خوش طرح tyylikäs élégant מְהוּדָר सुरुचिपूर्ण elegantan elegáns bergaya myndarlegur; glæsilegur, tígulegur elegante 優雅な 우아한, 품위 있는 elegantiškas elegants anggun elegant elegant, smakfull elegancki elegante elegant элегантный elegantný eleganten elegantan elegant สวยงาม şık, zarif 雅致的 вишуканий, елегантний با وقار thanh lịch 雅致的
n elegance
swierig إتْقان، أناقَه елегантност elegance elegance; stilfuldhed die Eleganz κομψότητα elegancia elegants(us) زیبایی؛ ظرافت tyylikkyys élégance הָדָר, פֶּאֶר रमणीयता elegancija elegancia keanggunan glæsileiki eleganza 優雅 우아, 기품 elegancija elegance keanggunan elegantie eleganse, smakfullhet elegancja elegância eleganţă элегантность elegancia prefinjenost elegancija elegans ความงดงาม şıklık, zerafet 高雅，雅致 вишуканість, елегантність نفاست tính thanh lịch 高雅，雅致
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