elegantadjective
uk/ˈel.ɪ.ɡənt/us/ˈel.ə.ɡənt/B2 graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour:
an elegant woman
a very elegant suit
an elegant dining room
An elegant idea, plan, or solution is clever but simple, and therefore attractive.
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- She wore an elegant dove-grey jacket.
- She's got the most elegant writing style.
- He assumed an elegant pose beside the fireplace.
- This is a fine building of elegant proportions.
- She completed the decor with a pair of elegant ruched curtains.
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Attractive
- a sight for sore eyes idiom
- adorable
- aesthetic
- alluring
- angelic
- disarm
- distinguished
- dreamy
- easy
- enchanting
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- ornamental
- photogenic
- photograph
- picture
- sylphlike
- well built
- winning
- winsome
- zaftig
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Smart & elegant
Easiness and simplicity
elegance
noun [ U ] uk/ˈel.ə.ɡəns/us/ˈel.ə.ɡəns/
C1
It was her natural elegance that struck me.
the elegance of her clothes
elegantly
adverb uk/ˈel.ə.ɡənt.li/us/ˈel.ə.ɡənt.li/
B2
elegantly dressed