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Definition of elegant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

elegant

adjective
 
 
/ˈelɪɡənt/
 
/ˈelɪɡənt/
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  1.  
    (of people or their behaviour) attractive and showing a good sense of style synonym stylish
    • She was tall and elegant.
    • The diners all looked effortlessly elegant.
    • He cut an elegant figure in a dark suit.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  2.  
    (of clothes, places and things) attractive and designed well synonym stylish
    • an elegant dress
    • an elegant room/restaurant
    Extra Examples
    • The beautifully elegant spire rises to a height of 80 metres.
    • the foyer of an impossibly elegant Paris hotel
    • Guests can dine and relax in comfortable elegant surroundings.
    • the artist's supremely elegant portraits of society beauties
    • She was looking for something cool and elegant to wear.
    Topics Clothes and Fashionb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  3. (of a plan or an idea) clever but simple
    • an elegant solution to the problem
    4. Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French, or from Latin elegans, elegant-, related to eligere ‘choose, select’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.
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