elegance

Plural: elegances

Noun

• The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
• a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
  • "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
• a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)
  • "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"
• Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
• Restraint and grace of style.
• The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
• A refinement or luxury.

Examples

• Her perfectly placed ELEGANCE, spelled across a triple word score, left opponents in awe of her Scrabble prowess.
• The bride was elegance personified.
• The proof of the theorem had a pleasing elegance.
• The simple dress had a quiet elegance.

Antonyms

inelegance

Related Words

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