elegant

el·e·gant  (l-gnt)

adj.

Characterized by or exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty of manner, form, or style. See Synonyms at delicate.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin legns, legant-, present participle of *legre, variant of ligere, to select; see elect.]

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ele·gant·ly adv.

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elegant

Adjective

1. attractive and graceful or stylish

2. cleverly simple and clear: an elegant summary [Latin elegans tasteful]

elegance n
elegantly adv

Thesaurus

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 graceful, refined 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

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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

adjective 2. ingenious, simple, effective, appropriate, clever, neat, apt

Translations

elegant [ˈɛlɪgənt] adj → elegante

elegant [ˈɛlɪgənt] adj → élégant(e)

elegant [ˈɛlɪgənt] elegance adj → elegant

elegant [ˈɛlɪgənt] adj → elegante

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elegant

adj elegant [ˈeligənt]

having or showing stylishness elegant clothes; You look elegant today.elegansie, sierlikheidأنيق، مُتْقَنелегантенelegantníelegant; raffineret; udsøgtelegantκομψόςeleganteelegantneزیبا؛ خوش طرحtyylikäsélégantמְהוּדָרसुरुचिपूर्णelegantanelegánsbergayamyndarlegur; glæsilegur, tígulegurelegante優雅な우아한, 품위 있는elegantiškaselegantsanggunelegantelegant, smakfulleleganckieleganteelegantэлегантныйelegantnýelegantenelegantanelegantสวยงามşık, zarif雅致的вишуканий, елегантнийبا وقارthanh lịch雅致的

n ˈelegance

swierigإتْقان، أناقَهелегантностeleganceelegance; stilfuldheddie Eleganzκομψότηταeleganciaelegants(us)زیبایی؛ ظرافتtyylikkyyséléganceהָדָר, פֶּאֶרरमणीयताelegancijaeleganciakeanggunanglæsileikieleganza優雅우아, 기품elegancijaelegancekeanggunanelegantieeleganse, smakfullhetelegancjaelegânciaeleganţăэлегантностьeleganciaprefinjenostelegancijaelegansความงดงามşıklık, zerafet高雅，雅致вишуканість, елегантністьنفاستtính thanh lịch高雅，雅致