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

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A former colleague used to talk about the time he was interviewing Mel Brooks in a hotel lobby when the elevator opened and an elegant figure walked out.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2023, an architecture firm proposed an elegant Colosseum-like rugby stadium in Bath, England, keeping with the city’s historic Georgian architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal

Listing images reveal a tasteful interior, with a neutral, elegant palette used throughout the home, which is filled with natural light.

From MarketWatch

Within minutes of the announcement, memories of the elegant and tanned designer began to flood social media.

From Barron's

Marx shares with us his ideas for a most elegant Sunday in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

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