elegant

[el-i-guhnt] / ˈɛl ɪ gənt /

ADJECTIVE

beautiful, tasteful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chic classic delicate dignified exquisite fancy fashionable graceful grand handsome luxurious neat opulent ornate polished refined silk-stocking simple stately stylish stylized sumptuous

WEAK

appropriate apt aristocratic artistic august choice clever comely courtly cultivated cultured dainty effective fine genteel ingenious majestic modish nice noble ornamented ostentatious overdone rare recherché rich select superior well-bred

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common dull inferior old-fashioned plain ugly undignified unfashionable unimpressive

WEAK

crude inelegant rough unrefined unsophisticated untasteful

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The economist in me will still long for an elegant transfer mechanism.

From The Wall Street Journal

I remember her just being so classy, elegant and lovely.

From Los Angeles Times

Director James Wan creates some of the most memorable, and cinematically elegant, jump scares ever filmed.

From Los Angeles Times

The setting is Villa Wolkonsky in Rome, the elegant residence of the UK's ambassador to Italy.

From BBC

Many of the show’s sculptures are undeniably elegant.

From The Wall Street Journal