Definitions

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

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The elegant all-rounder, though, says a knee problem during that first European success took away some of his edge.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

It features a cozy fireplace, an elegant chandelier, and large windows that allow natural light to flood inside.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

“You begin to feel the rhythm. It’s elegant, but relaxed at the same time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Welcome to triple-egg egg salad — three expressions of egg, each playing a distinct role, all dressed to the same elegant effect.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

“She is a sort of elegant creature that one cannot keep one’s eyes from. I am always watching her to admire; and I do pity her from my heart.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

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