EnglishMain Dictionary
elegant
Universal Words
adjective
1 (of people or their behaviour) graceful and attractive:
She was tall and elegant.
2 (of clothes, places and things) attractive and designed well:
an elegant dress * an elegant room / restaurant
3 (of a plan or an idea) clever but simple:
an elegant solution to the problem
elegance noun [U]:
She dresses with casual elegance. * His writing combines elegance and wit.
elegantly adverb:
elegantly dressed * elegantly furnished * He leaned elegantly against the door.
