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The meaning of the word "Elegant" in English


Elegant a. : Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste; characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of every thing offensive; exciting admiration and approbation by symmetry, completeness, freedom from blemish, and the like; graceful; tasteful and highly attractive; as, elegant manners; elegant style of composition; an elegant speaker; an elegant structure.

Elegant a. : Exercising a nice choice; discriminating beauty or sensitive to beauty; as, elegant taste.

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elegant from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin elegant-, elegans; akin to Latin eligere to select — more at elect. Date: 15th century ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) graceful
  (adjective) refined
antonyms
  (adjective) inelegant
related terms
  (adjective) graceful
  (adjective) refined
  (adjective) dignified
  (adjective) sophisticated
  (adjective) tasteful
similar terms
  (adjective) graceful
  (adjective) refined
  (adjective) dandified
  (adjective) dandyish
  (adjective) de luxe
  (adjective) deluxe
  (adjective) exquisite
  (adjective) fine
  (adjective) foppish
  (adjective) gracious
  (adjective) high-class
  (adjective) high-toned
  (adjective) luxe
  (adjective) neat
  (adjective) recherche
  (adjective) ritzy
  (adjective) soigne
  (adjective) soignee
  (adjective) tasteful


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