elegant

adjective

/ˈelɪɡənt/

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(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 Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
(of clothes, places and things) attractive and designed well synonym stylish
- an elegant dress
- an elegant room/restaurant
Extra Examples
- 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.
Topics Clothes and Fashionb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
(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’.

单词	elegant
释义	elegant adjective /ˈelɪɡənt/ /ˈelɪɡənt/ jump to other results (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 … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (of clothes, places and things) attractive and designed well synonym stylish an elegant dress an elegant room/restaurant Extra Examples 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. Topics Clothes and Fashionb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (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’.
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