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elegance.

Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/
  1. Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.

    uncountable · usually
    The bride was elegance personified.
  2. Restraint and grace of style.

    uncountable · usually
    The simple dress had a quiet elegance.
  3. The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.

    uncountable · usually
    The proof of the theorem had a pleasing elegance.
  4. A refinement or luxury.

    countable · dated · usually
Where this word comes from

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

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