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Word: Elegant
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 15th century: from French, or from Latin elegans, elegant-, related to eligere ‘choose, select’ (see elect)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛlɪɡ(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
graceful and stylish in appearance or manner
Short Definition:graceful and stylish in appearance or manner
Examples:- she will look elegant in black
- an elegant, comfortable house
Definition:
(of a scientific theory or solution to a problem) pleasingly ingenious and simple
Short Definition:pleasingly ingenious and simple
Examples:- the grand unified theory is compact and elegant in mathematical terms
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