elegance

B2 Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #15501

Meanings

1

noun
Graceful beauty and good taste in appearance, manners, or style.

The hotel lobby was decorated with great elegance.
2

noun
Pleasing simplicity, especially in the way a problem is solved.

Everyone admired the elegance of the new mathematical proof.

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Derived forms elegancyoverelegancepiss-elegancesuperelegance

Related forms elegant

Etymology

From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).

élégance Middle French ēlegantia Latin

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# elegance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns
**Frequency rank:** 15501

## Meanings
1. Graceful beauty and good taste in appearance, manners, or style.
2. Pleasing simplicity, especially in the way a problem is solved.

## Examples
- The hotel lobby was decorated with great elegance.
- Everyone admired the elegance of the new mathematical proof.

## Derived Forms
- elegancy
- overelegance
- piss-elegance
- superelegance

## Related Forms
- elegant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: élégance
- Root: ēlegantia

## Etymology
From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).

## AI Etymology
Elegance comes from Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”). In current use, the main senses are “Graceful beauty and good taste in appearance, manners, or style” and “Pleasing simplicity, especially in the way a problem is solved”.

## Topics
- Senses & Perception
- Clothing & Appearance

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