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elegant

[ el-i-guhnt ]

adjective

  1. tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.:

    elegant furnishings.

  2. gracefully refined and dignified, as in tastes, habits, or literary style:

    an elegant young gentleman; an elegant prosodist.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. graceful in form or movement:

    an elegant wave of the hand.

  4. appropriate to refined taste:

    a man devoted to elegant pursuits.

  5. excellent; fine; superior:

    an absolutely elegant wine.

  6. (of scientific, technical, or mathematical theories, solutions, etc.) gracefully concise and simple; admirably succinct.


elegant

/ ˈɛɪɡəԳ /

adjective

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲵲Գٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Գ· adverb
  • p··Գ adjective
  • hyper··Գ· adverb
  • v··Գ adjective
  • over··Գ· adverb
  • p··Գ adjective
  • super··Գ· adverb
  • ܲ··Գ adjective
  • un··Գ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of elegant1

First recorded in 1400–50; Late Middle English (from Middle French ), from Latin ŧ𲵲Գ- (stem of ŧԲ ) “tasteful, choice,” equivalent to ŧ- (akin to ŧ- “select”) + -ant- a suffix forming adjectives from verbs; originally the present participle of ŧ (unattested); elect, -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of elegant1

C16: from Latin ŧԲ tasteful, related to ŧ to select; see elect
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Synonym Study

See fine 1.
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Example Sentences

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Sheena Gough is 89 years old but she can easily lift her leg on to a ballet barre to demonstrate elegant dance moves to her class.

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And though she’s tried to make elegant strides in other countries and on other streaming platforms, those attempts at branding feel far more hollow.

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One receptionist role asks for candidates to be "at least 160cm tall and aesthetically pleasing", while an administrative job demands "an appealing look and an elegant presence".

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It’s an elegant way to turn the humble ashtray into a dinner party centerpiece.

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Maybe a similar phenomenon means Delap's throws are seen as too ugly and too direct - too far outside the elegant philosophies of the elite managers - to be repeated.

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