éléganten.²

Brit.

/ˈɛlᵻɡɑːnt/,

/ɛleɪˈɡɒnt/, U.S.

/ˈɛləˌɡɑnt/

Forms: 1700s–1800s 2000s– elegante, 1800s– élégante.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French élégante.

Etymology: < French élégante (1701 or earlier), use as noun of the feminine of élégant elegant adj. N.E.D. (1891) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (elega·ṅt) /eleɡɑ̃t/.

A fashionable woman. Frequently in French contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of > female

fine lady1577

girl about ( the) towna1701

élégante1797

lionne1846

flâneuse1879

mondaine1888

mundane1897

nymph1898

Sloane Ranger1975

bright young thing2016

1797 ‘English Lady’ Resid. in France II. 412 The genius of these elegantes has contrived..to give their countrywomen an appearance not much unlike that of a Bar Gander.

1814 W. Scott Waverley I. i. 7 The elegantes of Queen Anne Street East.

1828 A. C. Monkland Life in India I. viii. 201 That lady in the blue and silver Benares tissue is Mrs. Denham, you see she is an élégante, and thinks herself a beauty.

1922 E. Sitwell Façade 8 And Madame A..the élégante, With Madame X..the elephant.

1965 Harper's Bazaar Nov. 80 Gamine turns into élégante when the clock strikes six.

2002 L. Taylor Stud. Dress Hist. v. 143 Outshone in Paris by an elegante in French couture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	élégante
释义	éléganten.² Brit. /ˈɛlᵻɡɑːnt/, /ɛleɪˈɡɒnt/, U.S. /ˈɛləˌɡɑnt/ Forms: 1700s–1800s 2000s– elegante, 1800s– élégante. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French élégante. Etymology: < French élégante (1701 or earlier), use as noun of the feminine of élégant elegant adj. N.E.D. (1891) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (elega·ṅt) /eleɡɑ̃t/. A fashionable woman. Frequently in French contexts. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of > female fine lady1577 girl about ( the) towna1701 élégante1797 lionne1846 flâneuse1879 mondaine1888 mundane1897 nymph1898 Sloane Ranger1975 bright young thing2016 1797 ‘English Lady’ Resid. in France II. 412 The genius of these elegantes has contrived..to give their countrywomen an appearance not much unlike that of a Bar Gander. 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. i. 7 The elegantes of Queen Anne Street East. View more context for this quotation 1828 A. C. Monkland Life in India I. viii. 201 That lady in the blue and silver Benares tissue is Mrs. Denham, you see she is an élégante, and thinks herself a beauty. 1922 E. Sitwell Façade 8 And Madame A..the élégante, With Madame X..the elephant. 1965 Harper's Bazaar Nov. 80 Gamine turns into élégante when the clock strikes six. 2002 L. Taylor Stud. Dress Hist. v. 143 Outshone in Paris by an elegante in French couture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1797
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