elegant

el·e·gant

 (ĕl′ĭ-gənt)

adj.

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

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ēlegāns, ēlegant-, present participle of *ēlegāre, variant of ēligere, to select; see elect.]

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el′e·gant·ly adv.

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elegant

(ˈɛlɪɡənt)

adj

1. tasteful in dress, style, or design

2. dignified and graceful in appearance, behaviour, etc

3. cleverly simple; ingenious: an elegant solution to a problem.

[C16: from Latin ēlegāns tasteful, related to ēligere to select; see elect]

ˈelegantly adv

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el•e•gant

(ˈɛl ɪ gənt)

adj.

1. splendid or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.

2. polished and dignified, as in tastes, behavior, or literary style.

3. graceful in form or movement.

4. of superior quality; exceptional: an elegant gift.

5. (of theories, solutions, computer programs, etc.) gracefully concise and simple; admirably succinct.

[1400–50; < Latin ēlegant-, s. of ēlegāns fastidious, tasteful, formally present participle of *ēlegāre, durative derivative of ēligere; see elect]

el′e•gant•ly, adv.

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elegant

- Comes from Latin eligere, "select."

See also related terms for select.

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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 Patricia looked as beautiful and elegant as always.
stylish plain, ugly, awkward, coarse, clumsy, tasteless, tawdry, undignified, gauche, misshapen, uncouth, unrefined, clunky (informal), inelegant, graceless, ungraceful

2. ingenious, simple, effective, appropriate, clever, neat, apt The poem impressed me with its elegant simplicity.

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elegant

adjective

1. Of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admiration:

exquisite, graceful.

2. Appealing to refined taste:

choice, dainty, delicate, exquisite, fine.

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Translations

أَنِيقأنيق، مُتْقَن

elegantní

elegantudsøgt

elegantvornehm

κομψόςγλαφυρός

elegantechiccurro

elegantti

élégant

elegantan

elegánselőkelő

myndarlegur; glæsilegur, tígulegur

elegante

優雅な

우아한

elegancija

elegants

elegantsierlijk

elegant

elegancki

elegante

элегантныйнарядныйшикарный

elegantenprefinjen

elegant

สวยงาม

zarifşık

thanh nhã

文雅的雅致的

elegant

[ˈelɪgənt] ADJ

1. (= stylish) [person, clothes, movement] → elegante
she looked very elegant → estaba muy elegante

2. (= polished) [writer, style, writing] → elegante

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elegant

[ˈɛlɪgənt] adj

(= stylish) [building] → élégant(e); [person] → élégant(e)

(= clever) [idea] → élégant(e)
an elegant simplicity → une élégante simplicité

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

elegant

adj → elegant; style also → gewandt; book → elegant geschrieben; an elegant solution → eine elegante Lösung

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

elegant

[ˈɛlɪgənt] adj → elegante

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

elegant

(ˈeligənt) adjective

having or showing stylishness. elegant clothes; You look elegant today. elegansie, sierlikheid أنيق، مُتْقَن елегантен elegante elegantní elegant elegant; raffineret; udsøgt κομψόςelegante elegantne زیبا؛ خوش طرح elegantti élégant מְהוּדָר सुरुचिपूर्ण elegantan elegáns bergaya myndarlegur; glæsilegur, tígulegur elegante 優雅な 우아한 elegantiškas elegants anggun elegantelegant, smakfullelegancki خوږ ژبى، ظريف، ښه ذوقى elegante elegant элегантный elegantný eleganten elegantan elegant ทันสมัย şık, zarif 雅致的 вишуканий, елегантний با وقار thanh lịch 雅致的

ˈelegance noun

swierig إتْقان، أناقَه елегантност elegância elegance die Eleganz elegance; stilfuldhed κομψότηταelegancia elegants(us) زیبایی؛ ظرافت eleganssi éléganceהדר, פאר रमणीयता elegancija elegancia keanggunan glæsileiki eleganza 優雅 우아함 elegancija elegance keanggunan elegantieeleganse, smakfullhetelegancja ښه ذوق، ښه سليقه، خوږه ژبه ، ظرفيت elegância eleganţă элегантность elegancia prefinjenost elegancija elegans ความงดงาม şıklık, zerafet 高雅，雅致 вишуканість, елегантність نفاست tính thanh lịch 高雅，雅致

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

elegant

→ أَنِيق elegantní elegant elegant κομψός elegante elegantti élégant elegantan elegante 優雅な 우아한 elegant elegant elegancki elegante элегантный elegant สวยงาม zarif thanh nhã 文雅的

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