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elegant

/ˈɛləɡənt/ Canada, US, UK
/ˈeləɡənt/ Australia, New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns, collateral form of present participle of ēligere, from ex- (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”).

adjective more elegant · most elegant

Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity. You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed,
Similar: classy, graceful, refined, dressy · Opposite: inelegant, clumsy
Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision. an elegant solution
Similar: neat · Opposite: inelegant, sloppy, haphazard
Ireland, archaic, colloquial Fine; doing well. 'An' how are ye, Jemmie—how's every inch iv you?' enquired Moggy of the boy, when his agitation was a little blown over. 'I'm elegant, thank ye,' he answered; 'an' what's the matther wid ye all? I cum through the kitchen, and seen no one.'

noun elegants

An elegant parrot. But if the Aviarist be ambitious to keep the lovely, but destructive, members of the Parrot family, he must be content with grass alone, because Parrakeets (except the weak-billed Turquoisines and Elegants) would destroy the shrubs and trees in a day.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: soignee, ritzy, tasteful, graceful, recherche, exquisite, deluxe, luxe, de luxe, luxury, neat, stately, fine, gracious, foppish, dandyish

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adj exhibiting elegance

Español	elegante, chic, paltón, picudo, glaxo
한국어	우아한 uahan
日本語	優雅な yūga-na, 立派な rippa-na, 高雅な kōga-na, 典雅な tenga-na
中文	典雅 diǎnyǎ, 文雅 wényǎ, 高雅 gāoyǎ
हिन्दी	शोभनीय śobhnīya
Português	elegante
Français	élégant
Deutsch	elegant, schick
Italiano	elegante
Ελληνικά	κομψός kompsós
Русский	элега́нтный elegántnyj, шика́рный šikárnyj, изя́щный izjáščnyj
Tiếng Việt	thanh lịch, tao nhã
العربية	ظَرِيف ẓarīf, أَنِيق ʔanīq
עברית	אֶלֶגַנְטִי elegánti, מְהֻדָּר mehudár

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@misc{elegant_2026,
  title = {elegant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elegant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}