elegant

/'eligənt/
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elegant

The dancer performed an elegant pirouette on the stage.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Refined and tasteful in appearance, style, or manner: Characterized by grace, beauty, and restrained good taste.
    • Pleasingly ingenious, simple, and effective: Describing something (like an idea or solution) that is cleverly simple and precise.
Examples of Usage
  • Describing a person's appearance or style:
    • She wore an elegant black dress to the gala.
    • His manners were always elegant and polite.
  • Describing an object or design:
    • The hotel lobby was decorated in an elegant, minimalist style.
    • They live in an elegant apartment overlooking the park.
  • Describing an idea or method:
    • The scientist proposed an elegant solution to the complex problem.
    • The proof of the theorem was surprisingly elegant.
Advanced Usage
  • "Elegant to one's fingertips": Completely and thoroughly elegant in every aspect.
    • The diplomat was elegant to her fingertips, from her speech to her posture.
  • Used to describe abstract concepts like logic, reasoning, or software code that is efficient and well-designed.
    • The algorithm is not only functional but also elegant in its simplicity.
Variants and Related Words
  • Elegantly (adverb): In an elegant manner.
    • She moved elegantly across the room.
  • Elegance (noun): The quality of being elegant.
    • The old mansion had a faded elegance.
Synonyms
  • Graceful: Showing smoothness and elegance of movement.
  • Refined: Cultured and well-mannered; polished.
  • Stylish: Fashionably elegant and sophisticated.
  • Tasteful: Showing good aesthetic judgment.
Antonyms
  • Inelegant: Lacking elegance.
  • Crude: Rough or simple in a way that lacks grace.
  • Gaudy: Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • An elegant sufficiency: A polite and refined way to indicate you have had enough to eat or drink.
    • "No more, thank you," he said. "I have had an elegant sufficiency."
elegant

The dancer performed an elegant pirouette on the stage.

Adjective
  1. displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution
    • an elegant dancer
    • an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise
  2. suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
  3. refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
    • elegant handwriting
    • an elegant dark suit
    • she was elegant to her fingertips
    • small churches with elegant white spires
    • an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid

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