What does elegance mean?
Definitions for elegance
ˈɛl ɪ gənsel·e·gance
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Princeton's WordNet
elegancenoun
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
"she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
elegancenoun
a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)
"the simplicity and elegance of his invention"
Wiktionary
elegancenoun
Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners
The bride was elegance personified.
elegancenoun
Restraint and grace of style
The simple dress had a quiet elegance.
elegancenoun
The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision
The proof of the theorem had a pleasing elegance.
elegancenoun
A refinement or luxury
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Elegance, Elegancynoun
Beauty of art; rather soothing than striking; beauty without grandeur.
Etymology: elegantia, Latin.
St. Augustine, out of a kind of elegancy in writing, makes some difference. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.
These questions have more propriety, and elegancy, understood of the old world. Burnet.
My compositions in gardening are altogether Pindarick, and run into the beautiful wildness of nature, without the nicer elegancies of art. Spectator, №. 477.
Wikipedia
Elegance
Elegance is beauty that shows unusual effectiveness and simplicity. Elegance is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness, particularly in visual design, decorative arts, literature, science, and the aesthetics of mathematics. Elegant things often exhibit refined grace and suggest maturity, and in the case of mathematics, a deep mastery of the subject matter.
Webster Dictionary
Elegancenoun
alt. of Elegancy
Freebase
Elegance
Elegance is a synonym for beautiful that has come to acquire the additional connotations of unusual effectiveness and simplicity. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness particularly in the areas of visual design, decoration, the sciences, and the esthetics of mathematics. Elegant things exhibit refined grace and dignified propriety.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of elegance in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of elegance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of elegance in a Sentence
In Spain the French was the tournament but I love the history and elegance of Wimbledon.
Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.
Elegance is refusal.
To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich, to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart, to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never, in a word to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common, this is to be my symphony.
There’s a bit of elegance and history to the classics, and every father loves a classic.
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Translations for elegance
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- أناقةArabic
- изтънченост, елегантност, елегантност, изисканостBulgarian
- eleganceCzech
- eleganceDanish
- EleganzGerman
- κομψότηταGreek
- elegantecoEsperanto
- eleganciaSpanish
- ظرافتPersian
- tyylikkyys, eleganssi, ylellisyys, hienostuneisuus, tyyliFinnish
- grâce, élégance, finesseFrench
- galántachtIrish
- लालित्यHindi
- eleganciaHungarian
- keanggunanIndonesian
- eleganzaItalian
- אֵלHebrew
- 高雅, 優雅, 典雅Japanese
- ಸೊಬಗುKannada
- 우아Korean
- ornateLatin
- elegantieDutch
- eleganseNorwegian
- elegancjaPolish
- elegânciaPortuguese
- finețe, grație, eleganțăRomanian
- изящество, изысканность, элегантностьRussian
- elegansSwedish
- நேர்த்தியுடன்Tamil
- చక్కదనంTelugu
- ความสง่างามThai
- zarafetTurkish
- ЕлегантністьUkrainian
- خوبصورتیUrdu
- sang trọngVietnamese
- עלאַגאַנסYiddish
- 優雅Chinese
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