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elegant

adjective

refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
E
Ends with
T
Contains
LE
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɛl.ə.ɡənt

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Definitions

adjective

  1. refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

    “elegant handwriting”

adjective

  1. displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution

    “an elegant dancer”

adjective

  1. suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

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Example Sentences

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
an elegant dancer
an elegant mathematical solution — simple and precise

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