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(elɪgənt)
1. adjective
If you describe a person or thing as elegant, you mean that they are pleasing and graceful in appearance or style.
Patricia looked beautiful and elegant as always.
...an elegant restaurant.
Synonyms: stylish, fine, beautiful, sophisticated More Synonyms of elegant
elegance uncountable noun
...the princess's understated elegance.
The furniture managed to combine practicality with elegance.
Synonyms: style, taste, beauty, grace More Synonyms of elegant
elegantly adverb
...a tall, elegantly dressed man with a mustache.
2. adjective
If you describe a piece of writing, an idea, or a plan as elegant, you mean that it is simple, clear, and clever.
The document impressed me with its elegant simplicity.
Synonyms: ingenious, simple, effective, appropriate More Synonyms of elegant
elegantly adverb
...an elegantly simple idea.

elegant in British English

(ˈɛlɪɡənt)
adjective
1. 
tasteful in dress, style, or design
2. 
dignified and graceful in appearance, behaviour, etc
3. 
cleverly simple; ingenious
an elegant solution to a problem
Derived forms
elegantly (ˈelegantly)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Latin ēlegāns tasteful, related to ēligere to select; see elect

elegant in American English

(ˈɛləgənt)
adjective
1. 
characterized by dignified richness and grace, as of design, dress, style, etc.; luxurious or opulent in a restrained, tasteful manner
2. 
characterized by a sense of propriety or refinement; impressively fastidious in manners and tastes
3. 
marked by concision, incisiveness, and ingenuity; cleverly apt and simple
an elegant solution to a complex problem
4.  Informal
excellent; fine; first-rate
Derived forms
elegantly (ˈelegantly)
adverb
Word origin
Fr élégant < L elegans prp. of *elegare < e-, out + *legare, var. of legere, to choose: see logic

Examples of 'elegant' in a sentence
elegant

Milan has always been elegant, fashionable and well mannered.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Don't you want to know who's been wearing these elegant dresses that call for such innovative underwear?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The style is very elegant and beautiful.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The style is elegant and refined but with contemporary touches.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They made a number of simple but very elegant experiments to show that this actually happened.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Slim skirts almost always look more elegant than full ones.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She finally came up with an intriguing but elegant solution.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Its simple yet elegant design will age well and goes from day to night.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
My mother wore an elegant dress and the pride on her face was evident.
Carlos Acosta No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007)
It has beautiful and elegant feathers of various colours.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
Luckily there are more elegant wireless solutions.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And what products would have sat on their elegant dressing tables?
The Sun (2013)
His solution was as elegant as it was radical.
Jack Turner SPICE: The History of a Temptation (2004)
We need to evolve our social acceptance by giving people an elegant and simple way to share their fantasies.
The Sun (2014)
There must have been a time when they were elegant and beautiful and worn by people with tasteand discretion.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Something that is elegant and simple.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Inside, the four elegant rooms with exposed beams are done out in pale blues and purples.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The resulting style was elegant, flattering and perfectly judged.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Dinner is served under umbrellas overlooking the bay, or in the elegant dining room.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There is also much eclectic common sense, and there is always elegant writing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Character design is elegant, and this extends to the enemies you come across.
The Sun (2015)
They ignore fleeting trends and focus on crafting elegant, standout pieces that last.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His eye is sharp, his style elegant.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
These included the elegant designs for an indoor playhouse which were to become the cause of a great deal of scholarly speculation and disagreement.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
She would not have minded sacrificing comfort if the rooms had been elegant or beautiful, but in her view they were neither.
Amanda Mackenzie Stuart Consuelo & Alva: Love and Power in the Gilded Age (2005)
But the nobility, though not always noble, are always depicted as elegant and glamorous.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
elegant

British English: elegant /ˈɛlɪɡənt/ ADJECTIVE
If you describe a person or thing as elegant, you think they are pleasing and graceful in appearance or style.
...an elegant restaurant.
  • American English: elegant
  • Arabic: أَنِيق
  • Brazilian Portuguese: elegante
  • Chinese: 文雅的
  • Croatian: elegantan
  • Czech: elegantní
  • Danish: elegant
  • Dutch: elegant
  • European Spanish: elegante
  • Finnish: elegantti
  • French: élégant
  • German: elegant
  • Greek: κομψός
  • Italian: elegante
  • Japanese: 優雅な
  • Korean: 우아한
  • Norwegian: elegant
  • Polish: elegancki
  • European Portuguese: elegante
  • Romanian: elegant
  • Russian: элегантный
  • Latin American Spanish: elegante
  • Swedish: elegant
  • Thai: สวยงาม
  • Turkish: zarif
  • Ukrainian: елегантний
  • Vietnamese: thanh nhã

Chinese translation of 'elegant'

elegant

(ˈɛlɪɡənt)

adj

  1. [person, building] 优(優)雅的 (yōuyǎ de)
  2. [idea, prose] 上乘的 (shàngchéng de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
attractive and graceful or stylish
Patricia looked as beautiful and elegant as always.
Synonyms
stylish
a very attractive and stylish woman of 27
fine
We waited in our fine clothes.
beautiful
a beautiful red-haired woman
sophisticated
delicate
china with a delicate design
artistic
an artistic arrangement
handsome
Her brother was a handsome young man
fashionable
It became fashionable to eat certain foods.
refined
His speech and manner are refined.
cultivated
His mother was an elegant, cultivated woman.
chic
Her gown was French and very chic.
the chic place to be seen around town
luxurious
exquisite
She has exquisite manners.
nice
discerning
graceful
Her movements were so graceful they seemed effortless.
polished
Nic is polished, charming and articulate.
sumptuous
genteel
two ladies with genteel manners and voices
choice
tasteful
The decor is tasteful and restrained.
urbane
In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
courtly
modish
a short checklist of much that is modish at the moment
comely (old-fashioned)
She was a comely woman with a mass of dark brown hair.
à la mode
schmick (Australian, informal)
the city's schmick new restaurant
Opposites
plain
,
ugly
,
awkward
,
coarse
,
clumsy
,
tasteless
,
tawdry
,
undignified
,
gauche
,
misshapen
,
uncouth
,
unrefined
,
clunky (informal)
,
inelegant
,
graceless
, ungraceful
2 (adjective) 
Definition
cleverly simple and clear
The poem impressed me with its elegant simplicity.
Synonyms
ingenious
a truly ingenious invention
simple
He's no fool, though perhaps a bit simple in some ways.
effective
appropriate
It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list.
clever
It's a very clever idea.
neat
It was a neat solution to the problem.
apt
She was never a very apt student.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of appropriate
Definition
right or suitable
It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list.
Synonyms
suitable,
right,
fitting,
fit,
suited,
correct,
belonging,
relevant,
proper,
to the point,
in keeping,
apt,
applicable,
pertinent,
befitting,
well-suited,
well-timed,
apposite,
apropos,
opportune (formal),
becoming,
seemly,
felicitous,
germane,
to the purpose,
appurtenant,
congruous,
meet (archaic)
in the sense of apt
Definition
quick to learn
She was never a very apt student.
Synonyms
gifted,
skilled,
expert,
quick,
bright,
talented,
sharp,
capable,
smart,
prompt,
clever,
intelligent,
accomplished,
tasty (British, informal),
ingenious,
skilful,
astute,
adroit,
teachable
in the sense of artistic
an artistic arrangement
Synonyms
beautiful,
fine,
pleasing,
lovely,
creative,
elegant,
stylish,
cultivated,
imaginative,
decorative,
aesthetic,
exquisite,
graceful,
expressive,
ornamental,
tasteful

Synonyms of 'elegant'

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