Antonyms for elegance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : el-i-guh ns

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl ɪ gəns

Definition of elegance

Origin : c.1500, "tastefulness, correctness, harmoniousness, refinement," of speech or prose, from Middle French élégance, from Latin elegantia "taste, propriety, refinement," from elegantem (see elegant). Earlier form was elegancy (early 15c.). Meaning "refined luxury" is from 1797.

noun cultivated beauty, taste

Example sentences :

Here every object was estimated, not for its beauty or elegance, but by its costliness.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

His face possesses the two qualities of calmness and elegance.
Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant

Let neatness, and elegance, and beauty exhibit their proudest charms.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

Nothing could exceed the elegance of her eulogium of "petit guerre."
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

You know what peculiar grace and elegance distinguish her on horseback.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Count Grammont, Complete » by Anthony Hamilton

The butler's serving was done with grace and elegance, not to mention dignity.
Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He walked up the cable with the ease and elegance of a Richer.
Extract from : « The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; » by Various

The bases of the columns in the Erechtheium example are models of elegance and beauty.
Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith

He built himself a house, unusual in its style and elegance.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

There's no refinement, no elegance, in one of your sweet, unmeaning smiles.
Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for elegance

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