elegant

(ĕl'ĭ-gənt)
adj.
Characterized by or exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty of manner, form, or style. See synonyms at delicate.

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

elegantly el'e·gant·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admiration: exquisite, graceful. See beautiful/ugly, style/good style/bad style.
2. Appealing to refined taste: choice, dainty, delicate, exquisite, fine¹. See good/bad, ingestion.

adj

Definition: beautiful, tasteful
Antonyms: crude, inelegant, rough, ugly, unfashionable, unrefined, unsophisticated, untasteful

[common; from mathematical usage] Combining simplicity, power, and a certain ineffable grace of design. Higher praise than ‘clever’, ‘winning’, or even cuspy.

The French aviator, adventurer, and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, probably best known for his classic children's book The Little Prince, was also an aircraft designer. He gave us perhaps the best definition of engineering elegance when he said “A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

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IN BRIEF: Rich or dignified in quality; showing good taste or politeness.

Dressed in black tuxedos and top hats, the groomsmen were an elegant addition to the wedding party.

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For a list of words related to elegant, see:

• Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy

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See words rhyming with "elegant."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - elegant, stilfuld, fiks, fortræffelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
elegant, zwierig, prachtig, beschaafd, stijlvol, sierlijk, iemand die zich voordoet als elegant

Français (French)
adj. - élégant, habillé, chic, distingué, harmonieux (des proportions), gracieux (un mouvement)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - elegant

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κομψός, φινετσάτος, έξοχος

Italiano (Italian)
elegante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - elegante, gentil, excelente (EUA)

Русский (Russian)
элегантный, изящный, утонченный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - airoso, garboso, de buen gusto, de mucho estilo, elegante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - elegant, smakfull, stilfull

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
文雅的, 雅致的, 端庄的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 文雅的, 雅致的, 端莊的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 품위 있는 , 멋진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 優雅な, 上品な, 気品のある, 簡潔で的確な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أنيق, رشيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נאה, הדור, אלגנטי‬

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