Elegant Definition

ĕlĭ-gənt
adjective
Characterized by dignified richness and grace, as of design, dress, style, etc.; luxurious or opulent in a restrained, tasteful manner.
Webster's New World
Characterized by a sense of propriety or refinement; impressively fastidious in manners and tastes.
Webster's New World
Marked by concision, incisiveness, and ingenuity; cleverly apt and simple.
An elegant solution to a complex problem.
Webster's New World
Excellent; fine; first-rate.
Webster's New World

Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.

An elegant solution.
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Origin of Elegant

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin ēlegāns ēlegant- present participle of *ēlegāre variant of ēligere to select elect

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin elegans.

    From Wiktionary

Elegant Sentence Examples

  • And then he stepped forward, looking elegant in a dark tuxedo.

  • He looked so elegant — so sophisticated.

  • He looked elegant in a light gray suit that accentuated his dark tan.

  • He was so elegant in a suit and so masculine in western attire.

  • They were a handsome couple, the elegant woman's hair so fine and blonde it resembled white silk.

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Words Starting With

EELELE

Words Ending With

TNTANT

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Words Starting With E and Ending With T

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