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elegant

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈɛɫəɡənt// UK //ˈɛlɪɡənt// el·e·gant Archaic General-service Informal

adj. graceful and attractive in a simple way. You use this to describe someone with good taste or a solution that is clever and not complicated.

adj. graceful and stylish in appearance or manner; pleasingly ingenious and simple. Often used to describe aesthetic qualities or the efficiency of a logical argument or mathematical proof.


SIMPLE

She wore an elegant dress to the wedding.

CONTEXTUAL

The architect found an elegant solution to the space problem by using sliding walls instead of fixed doors.

COMPLEX

While the initial proposal was cluttered with unnecessary details, the revised strategy offered an elegant framework that addressed all stakeholder concerns without increasing the project budget.

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Origin

From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns.

Usage

Gradable adjective; commonly modified by 'very', 'quite', or 'exceptionally'.

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