Synonyms for elegant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : el-i-guhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl ɪ gənt |
Top 10 synonyms for elegant Other synonyms for the word elegant
- affected
- appropriate
- apt
- aristocratic
- artistic
- august
- choice
- clever
- comely
- courtly
- cultivated
- cultured
- dainty
- effective
- fine
- genteel
- ingenious
- luxurious
- majestic
- modish
- neat
- nice
- noble
- opulent
- ornamented
- ornate
- ostentatious
- overdone
- polished
- rare
- recherché
- refined
- rich
- select
- simple
- stately
- stuffy
- stylish
- stylized
- sumptuous
- superior
- turgid
- well-bred
Définition of elegant
Origin :- late 15c., from Middle French élégant (15c.), from Latin elegantem (nominative elegans) "choice, fine, tasteful," collateral form of present participle of eligere "select with care, choose." Elegans was originally a term of reproach, "dainty, fastidious;" the notion of "tastefully refined" emerged in classical Latin. Related: Elegantly.
- adj beautiful, tasteful
- "Pray excuse me," replied Phoebus, with an elegant obeisance.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- They were dressed in very fine clothes, and had elegant manners.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- That elegant connection of ours—that dear lady who was here yesterday—'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- I tore off the cover, and disclosed an elegant and portable edition of ‘Marmion.’
- Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
- The Comte de Kratry, an elegant young hussar, was also present.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- My amiable companion was tall, slight, and elegant, but not strong.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Dario was a handsome man, of average height, slim and elegant.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The Margrave of Rudesheimer was a slender man of elegant appearance.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- This is the ladies' cabin: can anything be more tasteful or elegant?
- Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
- Why, when you are introduced you must make five or six elegant bows.
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
Antonyms for elegant
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