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elegance

[ el-i-guh ns ]

/ ˈɛl ɪ gəns /

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noun

elegant quality: elegance of dress.

something elegant; a refinement.

Origin of elegance

1500–10; < Middle French < Latin ēlegantia choiceness. See elegant, -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM elegance

hy·per·el·e·gance, noun o·ver·el·e·gance, noun su·per·el·e·gance, noun

Words nearby elegance

electrowinning, electrum, electuary, eledoisin, eleemosynary, elegance, elegancy, elegant, elegiac, elegiac couplet, elegiac pentameter

Example sentences from the Web for elegance

He would have probably done both in much the same way: with elegance and restraint, yet radically.

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This Palmer stands for elegance and sophistication: the embodiment of natural gifts, both athletic and personal.

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England was almost as good, if mostly in the elegance of their defense.

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There, she and the other women were judged on how they spoke and posed and for their elegance.

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The world she evokes harkens back to a time of elegance and élan.

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Thus he became acquainted with a famous singing girl called Tu, whose first name was Mei, or "Elegance."

Eastern Shame Girl |Charles Georges Souli
Still more surprising is the elegance and completeness of the decoration.

A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) |Georges Perrot
He wrote with elegance, and described everything with great neatness and skill in composition.

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus |Ammianus Marcellinus
These letters clearly show that the "flame" most usually arises from a physical sympathy, an admiration of beauty and elegance.

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Orange flowers indicate chastity, and the jessamine, elegance and grace.

Flowers and Flower-Gardens |David Lester Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for elegance

elegance

elegancy

/ (ˈɛlɪɡəns) /

noun plural -gances or -gancies

dignified grace in appearance, movement, or behaviour

good taste in design, style, arrangement, etc

something elegant; a refinement