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elegant
Overview of adj elegant
The adj elegant has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) elegant -- (refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid")
2. elegant, graceful, refined -- (suggesting taste, ease, and wealth)
3. elegant -- (displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution; "an elegant dancer"; "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise")
Grep of noun elegant
elegant brodiaea
elegant cat's ears
elegant habenaria
Antonyms of adj elegant
3 senses of elegant
Sense 1
elegant (vs. inelegant)
inelegant (vs. elegant)
=> gauche, graceless, unpolished
=> homely
Sense 2
elegant, graceful, refined
INDIRECT (VIA gracious) -> ungracious
Sense 3
elegant
INDIRECT (VIA graceful) -> awkward
Similarity of adj elegant
3 senses of elegant
Sense 1
elegant (vs. inelegant)
=> dandified, dandyish, foppish
=> deluxe, de luxe, luxe
=> fine
=> high-class, high-toned
=> exquisite, recherche
=> neat, refined, tasteful
=> ritzy
=> soigne, soignee
Also See> dignified#1; graceful#1; refined#1; sophisticated#1; tasteful#1
Sense 2
elegant, graceful, refined
=> gracious (vs. ungracious)
Sense 3
elegant
=> graceful (vs. awkward)
Pertainyms of adj elegant
Attributes of adj elegant
Domain of adj elegant
Domain Terms of adj elegant
Familiarity of adj elegant
elegant used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj elegant
elegant
inelegant
Grep of adv elegant
elegantly
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