English Explanatory Dictionary

elegance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
  2. Restraint and grace of style.
  3. The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
  4. A refinement or luxury.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elegance.wav

Word forms

elegance elegances

Etymology

From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).

Related words

elegant

Derived words

creeping elegance elegancy overelegance piss-elegance superelegance

Translations

Bulgarian: изтънченост Danish: elegance Danish: smagfuldhed Finnish: eleganssi Finnish: tyylikkyys Finnish: tyyli Irish: gléastacht Polish: elegancja Portuguese: elegância Russian: элега́нтность Russian: изы́сканность Tagalog: elegansya Ukrainian: елега́нтність Ukrainian: ви́шуканість
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