adj
elegant
EH-luh-guhnt
adj
1
Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
"She wore an elegant gown to the gala."
"The hotel lobby had an elegant, understated design."
2
Neatly and cleverly simple, especially describing a solution or idea.
"The engineer came up with an elegant fix that used half the parts of the original design."
How to Use Elegant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTastefully graceful, or (for an idea or design) cleverly simple without losing accuracy.
Common pairings
elegant solution
elegant design
elegant style
Word Forms
more elegant comparative, elegants plural, most elegant superlative
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Etymology
From Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns, related to ēligere ("to choose carefully") — the same root as "elect."