elegance
/ˈɛlɪɡ(ə)ns
/noun [mass noun]
1The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner: a slender woman with grace and elegance...
- Next to him, Kitako is the picture of refined country elegance.
- You really have to see the spiral wheel turn to appreciate its elegance.
- The blond had a classic look to her, with German features, an elegance about her.
Synonyms
style, stylishness, grace, gracefulness, smoothness;
taste, tastefulness, discernment, refinement, sophistication, dignity, distinction, propriety, poise, finesse;
fashion, culture, beauty;
charm, polish, suaveness, urbanity, panache, flair, dash;
luxury, sumptuousness, opulence, grandeur, plushness, exquisiteness
informal swankiness
humorous couth
neatness, simplicity;
ingenuity, cleverness, deftness, intelligence, inventiveness
2The quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple; neatness: the simplicity and elegance of the solution...
- In his hands highly analytical quantitative biology was streamlined to its essential elegance.
- Unlike many such packages, however, the elegance of the presentation in no way overshadows the poetry.
- Due to the elegance of the design, most things are immediately obvious.
- child-free
- child-friendliness
- child-friendly
- child-geared
- child genius
- child guidance
- childhead
- childhood
- childhood sweetheart
- childie
- childing
- childish
- childishly
- childishness
- Child, Julia
- child labour
- child-land
- childless
- childlessness
- child-life
- childlike
- childlikeness
- Childline
- childliness
- childling