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elegant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • debonair adj Charming, confident, and elegantly dressed, especially of a man.
  • elegant adj Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
  • genteel adj Polite, refined, and well-mannered, sometimes to an exaggerated or old-fashioned degree.
  • graceful adjective Moving or shaped in a smooth, elegant way.
  • gracefully adverb In a smooth, elegant, or dignified way.
  • nifty adjective Impressively clever, useful, or stylish.
  • stylish adj Fashionable and elegant in appearance or manner.
  • suave adj Charming, smooth-mannered, and confident, sometimes in a way that feels a little too polished to be trusted.

Senses

elegant is used for these senses in English:

  • debonair Suave, urbane and sophisticated.
  • elegant Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
  • genteel Stylish or elegant.
  • graceful Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
  • gracefully In a graceful manner.
  • nifty (colloquial, somewhat, _, dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
  • stylish Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress.
  • suave (of a person) Charming though often in a manner that is insincere or sophisticated. [from 1830s]

elegant — full definition

  1. adj Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
  2. adj Neatly and cleverly simple, especially describing a solution or idea.

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