elegancy
[ el-i-guhn-see ]
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Origin of elegancy
1Other words from elegancy
- hy·per·el·e·gan·cy, noun
- su·per·el·e·gan·cy, noun, plural su·per·el·e·gan·cies.
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How to use elegancy in a sentence
When a slender woman stands upon a basis so inordinately wide, she resembles a funnel, a figure of no great elegancy.
A Handbook of Pictorial History | Henry W. DonaldHowever, he is a fanciful man, and thinks there is no 220 elegancy nor wit but in his own way of talking.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3) | Isaac DisraeliAs to the correctness and elegancy of your writing, attention to grammar does the one, and to the best authors, the other.
The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant | John Hamilton MooreWhere the fixing of the stars, ever standing at equal distance, is with great elegancy noted.
The Advancement of Learning | Francis BaconAnd they that think it culpably defective in phrase, aptness, or elegancy of style.
A Christian Directory | Baxter Richard
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