elegance
noun
Simple meaning
Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛləɡəns
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Definition
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noun
Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
Restraint and grace of style.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
Used this way, elegance is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It suits reflective writing more than quick conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Slightly formal
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Beautiful or graceful
- Usage feel
- Reflective and slightly elevated
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use elegance
- “She conveys an aura of elegance and gentility.”noun
- “The simplicity and elegance of his invention.”noun
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Sense: grace or refinement or and beauty in movement
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