Definition of ELEGANT

elegant

Meanings

Plural: elegants

Adjective

  • refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
    • "elegant handwriting"
    • "an elegant dark suit"
    • "she was elegant to her fingertips"
    • "small churches with elegant white spires"
    • "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"

Adjective Satellite

  • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
  • displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution
    • "an elegant dancer"
    • "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise"

Adj

  • Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
  • Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
  • Fine; doing well.

Noun

  • An elegant parrot.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns.

Synonyms

classy, graceful, refined

Scrabble Score: 8

elegant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
elegant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
elegant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

elegant is a valid Words With Friends word