elegantly
adverb
Simple meaning
In a way that shows good taste and style.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛlɪɡəntli
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Definition
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adverb
Gracefully, smoothly, and swiftly; with supreme style.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Gracefully, smoothly, and swiftly; with supreme style.
Used this way, elegantly 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 elegantly
- “The members of these groups do not express themselves as accurately or as elegantly as their critics do.”adverb
- “The room was elegantly decorated.”adverb
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Inflected forms
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Refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style.
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Sense: gracefully or smoothly or and swiftly
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