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US
/ˈɛɫəɡənt/
]
[ UK /ˈɛlɪɡənt/ ]
[ UK /ˈɛlɪɡənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid
small churches with elegant white spires
an elegant dark suit
elegant handwriting
she was elegant to her fingertips -
displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution
an elegant dancer
an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise - suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
How To Use elegant In A Sentence
- On his first day there he approached a couple of elegant young toffs strolling around the campus. Times, Sunday Times
- Having met a good deal of the sea, they knew, like a man who has felt a good deal of the world, that heavy endurance and patient bluffness are safer to get through the waves somehow than sensitive fibre and elegant frame. Springhaven
- These included the elegant designs for an indoor playhouse which were to become the cause of a great deal of scholarly speculation and disagreement. The Times Literary Supplement
- There are some trademark pieces - elegant-legged tables and high-quality marquetry - mixed in with contemporary designer furniture, antique shop finds and some very in-your-face art.
- An early season bloomer, about 18-inches tall, its subtle fragrance has been described as elegant, sweet, and tartly fruity.
- Rich, warm string tone, sweet, elegant winds, and mellow, sonorous brass are the hallmarks of the ‘Saxony sound’.
- Northampton was another elegant county town and regional market centre and was known far and wide for its horse fairs.
- Any tartness and capers seemed to have abandoned this dish for a more elegant life, leaving a creamy, flavourless gloop on the plate.
- The bold provisionality and elegant openness of Merz's installations, as well as his own freewheeling personal presence and oracular writings, helped make him the most widely recognized of all the Arte Povera artists.
- Personally, I don't wear separates, but one can wear them occasionally to freshen their style and wardrobe, with a whole new casual yet elegant look.