Definition of Elegance

1. Noun. A refined quality of gracefulness and good taste. "She conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"


2. Noun. 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"
Generic synonyms: Quality
Derivative terms: Elegant

Definition of Elegance

1. n. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; -- said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc.

Definition of Elegance

1. Noun. Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners ¹

2. Noun. Restraint and grace of style ¹

3. Noun. The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision ¹

4. Noun. A refinement or luxury ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Elegance

1. tasteful opulence [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elegance

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electrowinnings
electrowon
electrum
electrums
elects
electuaries
electuary
eledoisin
eledoisins
eleemosynaries
eleemosynarily
eleemosynary
eleemosynous
eleet
elegance (current term)
elegances
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elegant Habenaria
elegant brodiaea
elegant cat's ears
elegant crested tinamou
elegant crested tinamous
elegant variation
elegantin
elegantly
elegiac
elegiac stanza

Literary usage of Elegance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"The house was large and handsome; and the Middletons lived in a style of equal hospitality and elegance. The former was for Sir John's gratification, ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"... occasion his Latin served him to expound from the bench \vitl perspicuity and elegance the course of lega proceedings to some distinguished foreigners ..."

3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... adorned by the fancy of Boethius aci the classic elegance of Buchanan.111 Their itT». ... elegance ..."

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