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elegant
el·e·gant E0083500 (ĕl′ĭ-gənt)adj. Characterized by or exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty of manner, form, or style. See Synonyms at exquisite.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ēlegāns, ēlegant-, present participle of *ēlegāre, variant of ēligere, to select; see elect.]
el′e·gant·ly adv.elegant (ˈɛlɪɡənt) adj1. tasteful in dress, style, or design2. dignified and graceful in appearance, behaviour, etc3. cleverly simple; ingenious: an elegant solution to a problem. [C16: from Latin ēlegāns tasteful, related to ēligere to select; see elect] ˈelegantly advel•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. elegant - Comes from Latin eligere, "select."See also related terms for select.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 executionrefined - (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 tasteinelegant - lacking in refinement or grace or good taste | | 2. | elegant - suggesting taste, ease, and wealthgraceful, refinedgracious - 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 |
elegantadjective1. 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, ungraceful2. ingenious, simple, effective, appropriate, clever, neat, apt The poem impressed me with its elegant simplicity.elegantadjective1. Of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admiration:exquisite, graceful.2. Appealing to refined taste:choice, dainty, delicate, exquisite, fine.Translationselegant (ˈeligənt) adjective having or showing stylishness. elegant clothes; You look elegant today. 雅致的 雅致的ˈelegance noun 高雅，雅致 高雅，雅致 elegant
piss-elegantrude slang Exuding or displaying an abundance of sophistication or elegance, especially when it is contrived, pretentious, or feigned. My mother-in-law tries to give this impression that she's some refined lady of wealth and taste, but she's just piss-elegant. The problem with majoring in art is being surrounded by these piss-elegant brats pretending to be artists.an elegant sufficiencyAn adequate amount, typically in the context of food. Thanks to all of your generous donations, we have an elegant sufficiency to bring down to the homeless shelter. No second helpings for me, please—I've already had an elegant sufficiency.See also: elegant, sufficiency(a) gracious plenty and an elegant sufficiencyEuph. enough (food). No more, thanks. I have a gracious plenty on my plate. At Thanksgiving, we always have an elegant sufficiency and are mighty thankful for it.See also: gracious, plentypiss elegant mod. very pretentious; overly elegant. (Usually objectionable.) Man, this place is piss elegant. Look at them lamp shades! See also: elegant, pisselegant
elegant(From Mathematics) Combining simplicity, power, and a certainineffable grace of design. Higher praise than "clever","winning" or even cuspy.
The French aviator, adventurer, and author Antoine deSaint-Exup'ery, probably best known for his classic children'sbook "The Little Prince", was also an aircraft designer. Hegave us perhaps the best definition of engineering elegancewhen he said "A designer knows he has achieved perfection notwhen there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothingleft to take away."ELEGANT
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elegant
Synonyms for elegantadj stylishSynonyms- 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
Antonyms- plain
- ugly
- awkward
- coarse
- clumsy
- tasteless
- tawdry
- undignified
- gauche
- misshapen
- uncouth
- unrefined
- clunky
- inelegant
- graceless
- ungraceful
adj ingeniousSynonyms- ingenious
- simple
- effective
- appropriate
- clever
- neat
- apt
Synonyms for elegantadj of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admirationSynonymsadj appealing to refined tasteSynonyms- choice
- dainty
- delicate
- exquisite
- fine
Synonyms for elegantadj refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or styleRelated Words- dignified
- graceful
- refined
- sophisticated
- tasteful
Antonymsadj suggesting taste, ease, and wealthSynonymsRelated Wordsadj displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or executionRelated Words |