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Type Words
Type of quality
Derivation elegant


the simplicity and elegance of his invention.
Type Words
Type of quality
Has types chic, chichi, chicness, class, courtliness, daintiness, dash, delicacy, eclat, elan, fineness, flair, genteelness, gentility, grandeur, grandness, last word, magnificence, modishness, panache, pomp, smartness, splendor, splendour, style, stylishness, swank, breeding, tastefulness, brilliance
Derivation elegant


she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility.

Examples of elegance

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Prince Mel is our co-host, and the charming Pat adds a level of lovely elegance.
From the forbes.com
These dangling cage-framed lights exude a sort of carefree, car-grease elegance.
From the sfgate.com
His hitting style emphasizes elegance and focus in a steroidal age of raw power.
From the time.com
Back in the future, each head office seeks to outdo the next in lavish elegance.
From the guardian.co.uk
Shawn writes beautifully, with an elegance, candor and tact that are remarkable.
From the washingtonpost.com
Even his given name reflects the elegance with which it would become synonymous.
From the time.com
The buildings on Canal Street in New Orleans represent such structural elegance.
From the online.wsj.com
Tess Schofield's costumes, however, are consistently redolent of faded elegance.
From the washingtonpost.com
Modern pieces that conveyed an artistic sturdiness without sacrificing elegance.
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  • A refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
  • A quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"
  • (elegant) 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"
  • (elegant) suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
  • (elegant) displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution; "an elegant dancer"; "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise"
  • (elegantly) with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner; "the room was elegantly decorated"
  • Elegance is the attribute of being unusually effective and simple. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness, particularly in the areas of visual design and decoration. Elegant things exhibit refined and dignified propriety.
  • Many mathematicians derive aesthetic pleasure from their work, and from mathematics in general. They express this pleasure by describing mathematics (or, at least, some aspect of mathematics) as beautiful. ...
  • Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners; Restraint and grace of style; The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision; A refinement or luxury