Elegant
adjective
Beautiful and stylish in a way that seems graceful or sophisticated.
She wore an elegant dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- elegant dress
- elegant solution
adjective
Clear, effective, and clever; not using more actions or words than necessary.
The scientist came up with an elegant solution to the problem.
Often appears as...
- elegant theory
- elegant experiment
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Technical
adjective
Appealing to good taste, etiquette or manners.
Her speech was elegant and persuasive.
Often appears as...
- elegant speech
- elegant manners
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Academic
adjective
Beautiful and stylish in a way that seems graceful or sophisticated.
She wore an elegant dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- elegant dress
- elegant solution
adjective
Clear, effective, and clever; not using more actions or words than necessary.
The scientist came up with an elegant solution to the problem.
Often appears as...
- elegant theory
- elegant experiment
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Appealing to good taste, etiquette or manners.
Her speech was elegant and persuasive.
Often appears as...
- elegant speech
- elegant manners
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Graceful Sophistication
Elegant describes an impressive style that combines beauty with sophistication.
The gala's decorations were elegant and tasteful.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Aesthetics
Often used to describe physical things like clothing, architecture, or design that are visually pleasing.
The elegant font complemented the wedding invitation.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
'Elegant' carries a positive meaning, suggesting something is high-quality or superior.
He has an elegant taste in music.
Pro Tip 1/3Graceful Sophistication
Elegant describes an impressive style that combines beauty with sophistication.
The gala's decorations were elegant and tasteful.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Aesthetics
Often used to describe physical things like clothing, architecture, or design that are visually pleasing.
The elegant font complemented the wedding invitation.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
'Elegant' carries a positive meaning, suggesting something is high-quality or superior.
He has an elegant taste in music.
Pro Tip 1/3Graceful Sophistication
Elegant describes an impressive style that combines beauty with sophistication.
The gala's decorations were elegant and tasteful.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Aesthetics
Often used to describe physical things like clothing, architecture, or design that are visually pleasing.
The elegant font complemented the wedding invitation.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
'Elegant' carries a positive meaning, suggesting something is high-quality or superior.
He has an elegant taste in music.
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One more reason to get a...
a kind of elegant design solution to some of the brain's most basic needs, a unique way that the brain meets the high demands and the narrow margins that set it apart from all the other organs of the body. So almost all the biology that we observe can be thought of as a series of problems
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Why does the universe...
is very elegant. Don't believe him. It's a pious hope, I wish it were true, but I think the other day he admitted to me it's really an ugly universe. It's stupidly constructed, it's got way too many arbitrary coupling constants and mass ratios
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Titanic 101 PIPE National...
the hull from flooding. This caused many to believe that the ship was unsinkable. Such confidence led to the unfortunate decision to cut the number of lifeboats on board in half in order to make the deck look clean and elegant.
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Is our universe the only...
the world around us emerges from the music that these little tiny strings can play but there's a cost to this elegant unification because years of research have shown that the math of string theory doesn't quite work it has
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Why is our universe...
a kind of cosmic symphony, where all the richness that we see in the world around us emerges from the music that these little, tiny strings can play. But there's a cost to this elegant unification, because years of research
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Are These Cats Actually...
Tilly is my aristocat. She's long and elegant. She's got a touch of Siamese about her and a lovely narrow little face and these lovely little ears. They're tapping into something deep rooted within us.
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Best Of Oceans PIPE BBC...
they've never observed one this deep before it's really elegant despite the fact that it just looks like a big dinner plate with two effects on either size sunfish can grow to be over three metres
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Weirdest Animal...
they've never observed one this deep before it's really elegant despite the fact that it just looks like a big dinner plate with two offense on either size sunfish can grow to be over three metres
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Math, magic and Rubik’s...
thank you very much for helping out thank you well the rubik's cube is not an easy puzzle but its design is elegant and it taps into that universal desire
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Rare Footage of Ocean...
just an hour into their dive and the team has found a sunfish they've never observed one this deep before it's really elegant despite the fact
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One more reason to get a...
a kind of elegant design solution to some of the brain's most basic needs, a unique way that the brain meets the high demands and the narrow margins that set it apart from all the other organs of the body. So almost all the biology that we observe can be thought of as a series of problems
Video examples
Why does the universe...
is very elegant. Don't believe him. It's a pious hope, I wish it were true, but I think the other day he admitted to me it's really an ugly universe. It's stupidly constructed, it's got way too many arbitrary coupling constants and mass ratios
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Titanic 101 PIPE National...
the hull from flooding. This caused many to believe that the ship was unsinkable. Such confidence led to the unfortunate decision to cut the number of lifeboats on board in half in order to make the deck look clean and elegant.
Video examples
Is our universe the only...
the world around us emerges from the music that these little tiny strings can play but there's a cost to this elegant unification because years of research have shown that the math of string theory doesn't quite work it has
Video examples
Why is our universe...
a kind of cosmic symphony, where all the richness that we see in the world around us emerges from the music that these little, tiny strings can play. But there's a cost to this elegant unification, because years of research
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Are These Cats Actually...
Tilly is my aristocat. She's long and elegant. She's got a touch of Siamese about her and a lovely narrow little face and these lovely little ears. They're tapping into something deep rooted within us.
Video examples
Best Of Oceans PIPE BBC...
they've never observed one this deep before it's really elegant despite the fact that it just looks like a big dinner plate with two effects on either size sunfish can grow to be over three metres
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Weirdest Animal...
they've never observed one this deep before it's really elegant despite the fact that it just looks like a big dinner plate with two offense on either size sunfish can grow to be over three metres
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Math, magic and Rubik’s...
thank you very much for helping out thank you well the rubik's cube is not an easy puzzle but its design is elegant and it taps into that universal desire
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Rare Footage of Ocean...
just an hour into their dive and the team has found a sunfish they've never observed one this deep before it's really elegant despite the fact
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Dean Kamen
American Inventor
I remember, as a kid, thinking more about, you know, watching the world go by and being amazed by how both complex but consistent and elegant it was. You know, why, you know, when you put that cold glass of water on the table, it kind of warms up at a very predictable way.
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Francois Nars
French Businessman
My mother and my two grandmothers, I was lucky to have three women around me growing up that were very special, very elegant women, very beautiful women. They were my first step into the beauty world, let's say, and then the fashion world, of course.
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Emma Healey
British Novelist
Penelope Fitzgerald never fails to surprise: her language is clever and elegant, her settings are unusual, her characters are unpredictable, and I am always caught out by a line or moment which makes me laugh out loud.
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Jessica Springsteen
American Athlete
The best riders in the world with the best horses make it look so elegant and graceful. When you watch it done well, it looks so easy that it's difficult for the public to understand how hard this really is.
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Freja Beha Erichsen
Danish Model
It's hard when people ask me to walk in a different way than I would naturally. I don't think my walk is particularly elegant if you compare it to other girls, but it fits my personality.
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Thomas Muller
German Athlete
I try to help the team, and I know what my qualities are, how I can use it to be successful at the highest level. That does not always look so elegant.
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Melania Trump
American First Lady
I like to help women to spend not a lot of money - to feel powerful, elegant, glamorous, to feel good about themselves.
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Antony Garrett Lisi
American Physicist
The only thing that makes sense is if the universe is beautiful and simple and elegant.
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Philip Treacy
Irish Designer
Somebody can feel elegant without being elegant. It's a personality.
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Sana Khan
White makes your house more peaceful and elegant.
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Dean Kamen
American Inventor
I remember, as a kid, thinking more about, you know, watching the world go by and being amazed by how both complex but consistent and elegant it was. You know, why, you know, when you put that cold glass of water on the table, it kind of warms up at a very predictable way.
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Francois Nars
French Businessman
My mother and my two grandmothers, I was lucky to have three women around me growing up that were very special, very elegant women, very beautiful women. They were my first step into the beauty world, let's say, and then the fashion world, of course.
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Emma Healey
British Novelist
Penelope Fitzgerald never fails to surprise: her language is clever and elegant, her settings are unusual, her characters are unpredictable, and I am always caught out by a line or moment which makes me laugh out loud.
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Jessica Springsteen
American Athlete
The best riders in the world with the best horses make it look so elegant and graceful. When you watch it done well, it looks so easy that it's difficult for the public to understand how hard this really is.
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Freja Beha Erichsen
Danish Model
It's hard when people ask me to walk in a different way than I would naturally. I don't think my walk is particularly elegant if you compare it to other girls, but it fits my personality.
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Thomas Muller
German Athlete
I try to help the team, and I know what my qualities are, how I can use it to be successful at the highest level. That does not always look so elegant.
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Melania Trump
American First Lady
I like to help women to spend not a lot of money - to feel powerful, elegant, glamorous, to feel good about themselves.
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Antony Garrett Lisi
American Physicist
The only thing that makes sense is if the universe is beautiful and simple and elegant.
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Philip Treacy
Irish Designer
Somebody can feel elegant without being elegant. It's a personality.
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Sana Khan
White makes your house more peaceful and elegant.
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