- 1(of people or their behavior) attractive and showing a good sense of style synonym stylish She was tall and elegant.
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- 2(of clothes, places, and things) attractive and designed well synonym stylish an elegant dress an elegant room/restaurant
- 3(of a plan or an idea) showing skill and imagination, but simple an elegant solution to the problem
NAmE//ˈɛləɡəns//
noun [uncountable] She dresses with casual elegance. His writing combines elegance and wit. adverb elegantly dressed elegantly furnishedSee elegant in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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