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elegant
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As an adjective, elegant means characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
Meanings of elegant
6 meaningsadjective
Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
“an elegant solution”
Refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
“elegant handwriting”
“an elegant dark suit”
“she was elegant to her fingertips”
Displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution
“an elegant dancer”
“an elegant mathematical solution — simple and precise”
Older and rare meanings (1)
IrelandcolloquialarchaicFine; doing well.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
elegant around the world
IrelandFine; doing well.
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