Meaning & use
elegant
Graceful and stylish in appearance, manner, or design.
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She wore an elegant black dress to the gallery opening.
The mathematician admired the proof for its elegant simplicity.
A note on using this word
Extends beyond appearance to describe a solution or design that is impressively simple and effective, as in 'an elegant proof.'
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Words with an opposite meaning
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