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elegance in British English

(ˈɛlɪɡəns) or elegancy
nounWord forms: plural -gances or -gancies
1. 
dignified grace in appearance, movement, or behaviour
2. 
good taste in design, style, arrangement, etc
3. 
something elegant; a refinement

elegance in American English

(ˈɛləgəns)
Word forms: plural ˈelegancies
noun
1. 
the quality of being elegant
; specif.,
a. 
dignified richness and grace, as of design
b. 
polished fastidiousness or refined grace, as in manners
c. 
clever aptness and simplicity
2. 
anything elegant
ˈelegancy Word forms: plural ˈelegancies Also, esp. for elegance (sense 2)
Word origin
Fr élégance < L elegantia

Examples of 'elegance' in a sentence
elegance

He had dark curls to his shoulders and he struck me as the epitome of male grace and elegance.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It was this refinement which gave elegance to a basically simple pattern.
Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994)
Here, all was elegance and grace.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Still, he is being tamed with elegance and admirable refinement.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The soft top has extra style and elegance but you won't be disappointed by either.
The Sun (2006)
Her dancing is plush with classical detail and energy; her solos are models of elegance and grace.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
What charming grace and elegance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It lacked grace and elegance but I still want him to win.
The Sun (2015)
The first image of elegance and style that I remember is my mother.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Now it's all fragrant elegance and grace, which is pretty poor entertainment.
The Sun (2007)
It was full of elegance and grace, something natural rather than man-made.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He came up with these studies of motion, speed, grace and lethal elegance.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The dance had swing, sway, style and elegance.
The Sun (2010)
He was wonderful to watch for his style, elegance, flair and goalscoring.
The Sun (2016)
He lost his most memorable fight with class, and elegance and style, and dealt with defeat without bitterness.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We didn't have the rackets that impart so much power and that made for better players because stroke elegance, grace and skill played more of a part.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Quotations

To me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one isChristian Lacroix

Synonyms of 'elegance'

style, taste, beauty, grace
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Chinese translation of 'elegance'

elegance

(ˈɛlɪɡəns)

n (u)

  1. [of person, building] 雅致 (yǎzhì)
  2. [of piece of writing] 典雅 (diǎnyǎ)

Nearby words of
elegance

  • electrocute
  • electronic
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  • elegance
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  • element
  • elementary
(noun) 
Princess Grace's understated elegance
Synonyms
style
She has not lost her grace and style.
taste
She has very good taste in clothes.
beauty
an area of outstanding natural beauty
grace
He moved with the grace of a trained dancer.
dignity
Everyone admired her extraordinary dignity and composure.
sophistication
grandeur
refinement
a girl who possessed both dignity and refinement
polish
She was enormously popular for her charm and polish.
gentility
The old woman had an air of gentility about her.
sumptuousness
courtliness
gracefulness
tastefulness
exquisiteness

Quotation

To me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is [Christian Lacroix]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beauty
Definition
the combination of all the qualities of a person or thing that delight the senses and mind
an area of outstanding natural beauty
Synonyms
attractiveness,
appeal,
charm,
grace,
bloom,
glamour,
fairness,
elegance,
symmetry (formal, literary),
allure,
loveliness,
prettiness,
seductiveness,
gorgeousness,
pleasantness,
handsomeness,
pulchritude,
winsomeness,
comeliness (old-fashioned),
exquisiteness,
seemliness,
pleasingness,
prepossessingness
in the sense of courtliness
Synonyms
ceremony,
breeding,
courtesy,
elegance,
formality,
correctness,
refinement,
propriety,
politeness,
decorum,
gallantry,
gentility,
graciousness,
affability,
urbanity,
politesse,
stateliness,
chivalrousness
in the sense of dignity
Definition
serious, calm, and controlled behaviour or manner
Everyone admired her extraordinary dignity and composure.
Synonyms
decorum,
breeding,
gravity,
majesty,
grandeur,
respectability,
nobility,
propriety,
solemnity,
gentility,
courtliness,
loftiness,
stateliness

Nearby words of
elegance

  • electricity
  • electrify
  • electronic
  • elegance
  • elegant
  • elegiac
  • elegy

Synonyms of 'elegance'

elegance

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