Definition of elegantly in English:
elegantly
adverb ˈɛlɪɡ(ə)ntliˈɛləɡəntli
1In a graceful and stylish manner.
a handsome, elegantly dressed businessman
tendrils of clouds glide elegantly across the sky
Example sentencesExamples
- The house was elegantly furnished with fine plasterwork and Italian marble fireplaces.
- Applause builds as she rises slowly, elegantly, to her feet.
- The dancers move elegantly, gracefully, as they sway and twist their hands to the music.
- He wore a plain but elegantly tailored suit.
- Elegantly draped beds were status symbols of the era.
- Bowing elegantly, Zander quietly left the room.
- The soaring interior spaces of the new churches had their counterpart in elegantly designed and purposefully placed sculptures.
- As the weather turns colder, women can dress themselves warmly and elegantly with Coppelia's new collection of autumn and winter clothing.
- I handed her the book and she began to leaf through it, but not before elegantly lighting up a cigarette.
- With his hands crossed, he leant on the wall elegantly and causally.
2In a pleasingly ingenious and simple manner.
an elegantly phrased argument
he has elegantly solved the problem
Example sentencesExamples
- Kahn's remark elegantly sums up his son Nathaniel's documentary.
- It's a very handy solution which neatly and elegantly avoids the need for a complicated installation program.
- Eliza Acton's several recipes are, as usual, elegantly worded and completely precise.
- His piece on Gilda struck me as a wonderful example of a mode of talking about cinema that one doesn't encounter very often: the elegantly expressed, personal recollection of movie-going.
- The book's design nicely complements its meticulously researched and elegantly written contents.
- Strategic success has by no means been achieved elegantly and definitively.
- Macs happily network with PCs so changeover can be managed elegantly.
- In this single shot, the major themes in the movie are simply and elegantly put forward.
- He elegantly articulates and defends the artist's strategy.
- The author deals elegantly with the question of sincerity.
Definition of elegantly in US English:
elegantly
adverbˈɛləɡəntliˈeləɡəntlē
1In a graceful and stylish manner.
a handsome, elegantly dressed businessman
tendrils of clouds glide elegantly across the sky
Example sentencesExamples
- Bowing elegantly, Zander quietly left the room.
- The house was elegantly furnished with fine plasterwork and Italian marble fireplaces.
- Elegantly draped beds were status symbols of the era.
- The dancers move elegantly, gracefully, as they sway and twist their hands to the music.
- With his hands crossed, he leant on the wall elegantly and causally.
- I handed her the book and she began to leaf through it, but not before elegantly lighting up a cigarette.
- The soaring interior spaces of the new churches had their counterpart in elegantly designed and purposefully placed sculptures.
- Applause builds as she rises slowly, elegantly, to her feet.
- He wore a plain but elegantly tailored suit.
- As the weather turns colder, women can dress themselves warmly and elegantly with Coppelia's new collection of autumn and winter clothing.
2In a pleasingly ingenious and simple manner.
an elegantly phrased argument
he has elegantly solved the problem
Example sentencesExamples
- He elegantly articulates and defends the artist's strategy.
- Kahn's remark elegantly sums up his son Nathaniel's documentary.
- His piece on Gilda struck me as a wonderful example of a mode of talking about cinema that one doesn't encounter very often: the elegantly expressed, personal recollection of movie-going.
- The author deals elegantly with the question of sincerity.
- Strategic success has by no means been achieved elegantly and definitively.
- Eliza Acton's several recipes are, as usual, elegantly worded and completely precise.
- It's a very handy solution which neatly and elegantly avoids the need for a complicated installation program.
- Macs happily network with PCs so changeover can be managed elegantly.
- The book's design nicely complements its meticulously researched and elegantly written contents.
- In this single shot, the major themes in the movie are simply and elegantly put forward.