Elegance
noun
The quality of being graceful and stylish.
She carries herself with such elegance.
Often appears as...
- elegance of movement
- elegance of style
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Formal
noun
The quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple.
This mathematical solution shows great elegance.
Often appears as...
- elegance of solution
- elegance of design
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Formal
Academic
noun
The quality of being exceptionally beautiful and simple.
The elegance of the sculpture left everyone awestruck.
Often appears as...
- elegance of art
- elegance of form
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Formal
Artistic
noun
The attribute of being tastefully designed, decorated, and maintaining an aura of luxury.
The hotel is known for its elegance and charm.
Often appears as...
- elegance of decor
- elegance of interior
noun
The quality of being graceful and stylish.
She carries herself with such elegance.
Often appears as...
- elegance of movement
- elegance of style
Usage tips
Formal
noun
The quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple.
This mathematical solution shows great elegance.
Often appears as...
- elegance of solution
- elegance of design
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The quality of being exceptionally beautiful and simple.
The elegance of the sculpture left everyone awestruck.
Often appears as...
- elegance of art
- elegance of form
Usage tips
Formal
Artistic
noun
The attribute of being tastefully designed, decorated, and maintaining an aura of luxury.
The hotel is known for its elegance and charm.
Often appears as...
- elegance of decor
- elegance of interior
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Social Context
Used to compliment someone's appearance or behavior in social events.
At the gala, his elegance was unmatched.
Pro Tip 2/3Classiness Implied
Suggests a refined, high-class manner or appearance without arrogance.
Her simple yet elegant dress made a statement.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Visual
Can refer to actions and behavior, not just physical appearance.
He handled the situation with remarkable elegance.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Context
Used to compliment someone's appearance or behavior in social events.
At the gala, his elegance was unmatched.
Pro Tip 2/3Classiness Implied
Suggests a refined, high-class manner or appearance without arrogance.
Her simple yet elegant dress made a statement.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Visual
Can refer to actions and behavior, not just physical appearance.
He handled the situation with remarkable elegance.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Context
Used to compliment someone's appearance or behavior in social events.
At the gala, his elegance was unmatched.
Pro Tip 2/3Classiness Implied
Suggests a refined, high-class manner or appearance without arrogance.
Her simple yet elegant dress made a statement.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Visual
Can refer to actions and behavior, not just physical appearance.
He handled the situation with remarkable elegance.
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The artificial muscles...
We need a new generation of robot bodies that is inspired by the elegance, efficiency and by the soft materials of the designs found in nature. And indeed, this has become the key idea of a new field of research called soft robotics. My research group and collaborators around the world
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The reality constructed...
deepened around the spreading movement and all around the electric passion of one man also for Akron whose huge hands tied the crowd splayed and trips the four dancers manager a German had long ago given up trying to create little squares of order and elegance amongst
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An ode to living on...
It tells of the ingenuity, elegance, generous and nurturing nature of a species that is also self-focused, vulnerable and defiantly protective. We, the people, shield the flame of our existence from the raw, vast elements outside our control, the great beyond.
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How Did the 'Unsinkable'...
owner thought having 64 lifeboats enough for everyone on board would make the ship look too cluttered this emphasis on elegance didn't stop with Titanic's outward appearance inside when top-notch luxuries the grand staircase running the height of six days
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CERN's supercollider PIPE...
which is always the sign of elegance. This is it. I've been a little disingenuous, because I've expanded it out in all its gory detail. This equation, though, allows you to calculate everything -- other than gravity -- that happens in the universe.
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Dark matter: The matter...
The universe is simple. In their minds, all you needed to make it were four earth, air, fire, and water. As theories go, it's a beautiful one. It has simplicity and elegance. It says that by combining the four basic elements in different ways,
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Why our universe might...
but it seems a fairly unsatisfactory and incomplete solution. Too many questions are left unanswered. The Higgs boson does not share the beauty, the symmetry, the elegance, of the rest of the elementary particle world.
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Are we ready for...
took my first biology class I was fascinated by the elegance and beauty of biology I became enamored of the power of evolution and I realized something very fundamental in most of the existence of life in single-celled
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Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
perhaps the term elegance was rather ambitious that chunky physique isn't due to overindulgence in an unhealthy lifestyle
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Close-up card magic with...
No, with dignity and elegance, right? But I like her, yeah. I said, be a little tough. And it was OK. One more? The last.
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The artificial muscles...
We need a new generation of robot bodies that is inspired by the elegance, efficiency and by the soft materials of the designs found in nature. And indeed, this has become the key idea of a new field of research called soft robotics. My research group and collaborators around the world
Video examples
The reality constructed...
deepened around the spreading movement and all around the electric passion of one man also for Akron whose huge hands tied the crowd splayed and trips the four dancers manager a German had long ago given up trying to create little squares of order and elegance amongst
Video examples
An ode to living on...
It tells of the ingenuity, elegance, generous and nurturing nature of a species that is also self-focused, vulnerable and defiantly protective. We, the people, shield the flame of our existence from the raw, vast elements outside our control, the great beyond.
Video examples
How Did the 'Unsinkable'...
owner thought having 64 lifeboats enough for everyone on board would make the ship look too cluttered this emphasis on elegance didn't stop with Titanic's outward appearance inside when top-notch luxuries the grand staircase running the height of six days
Video examples
CERN's supercollider PIPE...
which is always the sign of elegance. This is it. I've been a little disingenuous, because I've expanded it out in all its gory detail. This equation, though, allows you to calculate everything -- other than gravity -- that happens in the universe.
Video examples
Dark matter: The matter...
The universe is simple. In their minds, all you needed to make it were four earth, air, fire, and water. As theories go, it's a beautiful one. It has simplicity and elegance. It says that by combining the four basic elements in different ways,
Video examples
Why our universe might...
but it seems a fairly unsatisfactory and incomplete solution. Too many questions are left unanswered. The Higgs boson does not share the beauty, the symmetry, the elegance, of the rest of the elementary particle world.
Video examples
Are we ready for...
took my first biology class I was fascinated by the elegance and beauty of biology I became enamored of the power of evolution and I realized something very fundamental in most of the existence of life in single-celled
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
perhaps the term elegance was rather ambitious that chunky physique isn't due to overindulgence in an unhealthy lifestyle
Video examples
Close-up card magic with...
No, with dignity and elegance, right? But I like her, yeah. I said, be a little tough. And it was OK. One more? The last.
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Margaret Geller
American Scientist
At least in part, people are attracted to subjects where they can identify at a basic level with the people who do it. The extraordinary aesthetic of the natural world is not obvious to someone who never leaves the inner city. Appreciation of the elegance and power of physical law is an acquired taste.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
Physical elegance, which is what I am talking about here, comes from the body. This is no superficial matter, but rather the way that man found to honour the way he places his two feet on the ground.
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Sean Hepburn Ferrer
Not only did she represent inner and outer beauty and elegance, but all the work she did at the end of her life touched so many people. She created this extraordinary legacy.
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Helena Christensen
Danish Model
There will always be a desire for something new, fresh and innovative, as well as a yearning and respect for timeless elegance and beauty.
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Mark Hyman
American Author
Don't get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity.
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Francois Nars
French Businessman
True icons are larger than life, unforgettable with an elegance that's mesmerizingly timeless.
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Christian Louboutin
French Designer
Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth; they are not playing with the inner character.
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Heather Graham
American Actress
I admire those people who hold on to their elegance in old age but I'd rather have fun.
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Janet Fitch
American Author
The elegance of a really good screenplay, I admire it. I can't do it.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
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Margaret Geller
American Scientist
At least in part, people are attracted to subjects where they can identify at a basic level with the people who do it. The extraordinary aesthetic of the natural world is not obvious to someone who never leaves the inner city. Appreciation of the elegance and power of physical law is an acquired taste.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
Physical elegance, which is what I am talking about here, comes from the body. This is no superficial matter, but rather the way that man found to honour the way he places his two feet on the ground.
Quote examples
Sean Hepburn Ferrer
Not only did she represent inner and outer beauty and elegance, but all the work she did at the end of her life touched so many people. She created this extraordinary legacy.
Quote examples
Helena Christensen
Danish Model
There will always be a desire for something new, fresh and innovative, as well as a yearning and respect for timeless elegance and beauty.
Quote examples
Mark Hyman
American Author
Don't get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity.
Quote examples
Francois Nars
French Businessman
True icons are larger than life, unforgettable with an elegance that's mesmerizingly timeless.
Quote examples
Christian Louboutin
French Designer
Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth; they are not playing with the inner character.
Quote examples
Heather Graham
American Actress
I admire those people who hold on to their elegance in old age but I'd rather have fun.
Quote examples
Janet Fitch
American Author
The elegance of a really good screenplay, I admire it. I can't do it.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
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