elegancy

[ el-i-guhn-see ]

/ ˈɛl ɪ gən si /

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noun, plural el·e·gan·cies.

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Origin of elegancy

From the Latin word ēlegantia, dating back to 1525–35. See elegant, -ancy

hy·per·el·e·gan·cy, nounsu·per·el·e·gan·cy, noun, plural su·per·el·e·gan·cies.

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. Donald
However, 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 Disraeli
As 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 Moore
Where the fixing of the stars, ever standing at equal distance, is with great elegancy noted.
The Advancement of Learning|Francis Bacon

And they that think it culpably defective in phrase, aptness, or elegancy of style.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard