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Elegant ˈelɪɡənt Adjective Bre Tall Dress Room/Restaurant Solution

Word elegant
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈelɪɡənt / NAmE / ˈelɪɡənt /
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  • she was tall and elegant.
  • an elegant dress
  • an elegant room/restaurant
  • an elegant solution to the problem
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elegant

(adjective)BrE / ˈelɪɡənt / NAmE / ˈelɪɡənt /
  1. attractive and showing a good sense of style
    • synonym stylish
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stylish
    • She was tall and elegant.
  2. attractive and designed well
    • synonym stylish
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stylish
    • an elegant dress
    • an elegant room/restaurant
  3. clever but simple
    • an elegant solution to the problem

    Extra Examples

    • the artist’s supremely elegant portraits of society beauties
    • the beautifully elegant spire of the church
    • the foyer of an impossibly elegant Paris hotel
    • the quietly elegant wives of the directors
    • Guests can dine and relax in comfortable elegant surroundings.
    • She was looking for something cool and elegant to wear.
    • She was tall, slim and elegant.
    • The beautifully elegant spire rises to a height of 80 metres.

    Word Origin

    • late 15th cent.: from French, or from Latin elegans, elegant-, related to eligere ‘choose, select’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.
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