noun
elegance
EHL-ih-guhns
noun
1
Graceful, refined beauty in appearance, movement, or manner.
"The dancer moved across the stage with effortless elegance."
"Her elegance made even a simple black dress look stunning."
2
Simplicity and neatness in a solution, design, or idea, achieved without sacrificing precision.
"Mathematicians admired the elegance of the proof, which solved the problem in just three lines."
How to Use Elegance
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA quality of gracefulness or tasteful simplicity, whether in how someone carries themselves or how a problem is solved.
Common pairings
effortless elegance
timeless elegance
elegance of design
Word Forms
elegances plural
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Etymology
From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia, meaning refinement or exquisiteness.