elegance

[ el-i-guhns ]
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noun
  1. elegant quality: elegance of dress.

  2. something elegant; a refinement.

Origin of elegance

1
1500–10; <Middle French <Latin ēlegantia choiceness. See elegant, -ance

Other words from elegance

  • hy·per·el·e·gance, noun
  • o·ver·el·e·gance, noun
  • su·per·el·e·gance, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for elegance

elegance

elegancy

/ (ˈɛlɪɡəns) /


nounplural -gances or -gancies
  1. dignified grace in appearance, movement, or behaviour

  2. good taste in design, style, arrangement, etc

  1. something elegant; a refinement

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