elegance
Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or mannersGrace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
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» Everybody at the party was charmed by her elegance.
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Examples
32 sentencesEverybody at the party was charmed by her elegance.
Granite countertops add elegance to modern kitchens.
Venus is a symbol of femininity and elegance.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
The bride was elegance personified.
Eleganz
элега́нтностьelegántnostʹ, изы́сканностьizýskannostʹ, изя́ществоizjáščestvo
елега́нтністьelehántnistʹ, ви́шуканістьvýšukanistʹ
(uncountable, usually)Restraint and grace of style.
The simple dress had a quiet elegance.
элега́нтностьelegántnostʹ, изы́сканностьizýskannostʹ
елега́нтністьelehántnistʹ, ви́шуканістьvýšukanistʹ
(uncountable, usually)The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
The proof of the theorem had a pleasing elegance.
элега́нтностьelegántnostʹ
(countable, dated, usually)A refinement or luxury.
- a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
- a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)
Origin
From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).
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Forms
plural: elegancesAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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