elegant
adjective /ˈelɪɡənt/
/ˈelɪɡənt/
- (of people or their behaviour) attractive and showing a good sense of style synonym stylish
- She was tall and elegant.
- the quietly elegant wives of the directors
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of clothes, places and things) attractive and designed well synonym stylish
- an elegant dress
- an elegant room/restaurant
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb2- The beautifully elegant spire rises to a height of 80 metres.
- the foyer of an impossibly elegant Paris hotel
- Guests can dine and relax in comfortable elegant surroundings.
- the artist's supremely elegant portraits of society beauties
- She was looking for something cool and elegant to wear.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of a plan or an idea) clever but simple
- an elegant solution to the problem
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French, or from Latin elegans, elegant-, related to eligere ‘choose, select’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.