Meaning & use
elegance
Refined grace, beauty, and stylish simplicity in someone's appearance, movement, taste, or manner of doing things.
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The dancer moved across the stage with an elegance that left the audience silent.
Despite its low price, the design has a quiet elegance that feels far more expensive.
A note on using this word
Elegance often implies effortlessness; something elegant achieves an effect with minimal fuss, whether in clothing or a mathematical proof.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
clumsinesscrudeness
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