elegance
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elegance
- /ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/
Where it comes from
From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).
noun elegances
- Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners. The bride was elegance personified.
- Restraint and grace of style. The simple dress had a quiet elegance.
- The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision. The proof of the theorem had a pleasing elegance.
- A refinement or luxury. As to the comforts and elegances of life, we have enough of them for our good.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: elegant, chic, stylish, grace, charming, luxe, grandeur, fitness, charm, refined, styling, demeanor, class, splendor, refinement, style
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noun restraint and grace in style
| Português | elegância |
|---|---|
| Русский | элега́нтность elegántnostʹ, изы́сканность izýskannostʹ |
noun grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners
| 한국어 | 우아 ua, 기품 gipum, 고아 goa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 優雅 yūga, 高雅 kōga, 典雅 tenga |
| 中文 | 高雅 gāoyǎ, 優雅 /优雅 yōuyǎ |
| हिन्दी | लालित्य lālitya, शिष्टता śiṣṭatā |
| Português | elegância |
| Français | élégance, grâce, finesse |
| Deutsch | Eleganz |
| Română | eleganță, grație, finețe |
| Русский | элега́нтность elegántnostʹ, изы́сканность izýskannostʹ, изя́щество izjáščestvo |
| العربية | أَنَاقَة ʔanāqa |
noun beauty of an idea
| Русский | элега́нтность elegántnostʹ |
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Talk about this word "elegance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elegance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. elegance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elegance "elegance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elegance.Cite this
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title = {elegance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elegance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
