Synonyms for elegant
ˈɛl ɪ gəntel·e·gant

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1. elegantadjective

   Synonyms:
   graceful, classy

2. elegantadjective

   Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.

   Synonyms:
   classy, graceful

3. elegantadjective

   Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.

   an elegant solution

   Synonyms:
   classy, graceful

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1. elegant

   The definition of beauty, "perfection of form," is a good key to the meaning of beautiful, if we understand "form" in its widest sense. There must also be harmony and unity, and in human beings spiritual loveliness, to constitute an object or a person really beautiful. Thus, we speak of a beautiful landscape, a beautiful poem. But beautiful implies also, in concrete objects, softness of outline and delicacy of mold; it is opposed to all that is hard and rugged, hence we say a beautiful woman, but not a beautiful man. Beautiful has the further limit of not transcending our powers of appreciation. Pretty expresses in a far less degree that which is pleasing to a refined taste in objects comparatively small, slight, and dainty; as, a pretty bonnet; a pretty girl. That is handsome which is not only superficially pleasing, but well and harmoniously proportioned, with usually the added idea that it is made so by art, breeding, or training; as, a handsome horse; a handsome house. Handsome is a term far inferior to beautiful; we may even say a handsome villain. Fair denotes what is bright, smooth, clear, and without blemish; as, a fair face. The word applies wholly to what is superficial; we can say "fair, yet false." In a specific sense, fair has the sense of blond, as opposed to dark or brunette. One who possesses vivacity, wit, good nature, or other pleasing qualities may be attractive without beauty. Comely denotes an aspect that is smooth, genial, and wholesome, with a certain fulness of contour and pleasing symmetry, tho falling short of the beautiful; as, a comely matron. That is picturesque which would make a striking picture.

   Synonyms:
   attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bewitching, bonny, charming, comely, delightful, exquisite, fair, fine, graceful, handsome, lovely, picturesque, pretty

   Antonyms:
   awkward, clumsy, deformed, disgusting, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, grotesque, hideous, horrid, odious, repulsive, shocking, ugly, unattractive, uncouth, ungainly, unlovely, unpleasant

   Preposition:
   Beautiful to the eye; beautiful in appearance, in spirit; "beautiful for situation," Ps. xlviii, 2; beautiful of aspect, of its kind.

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1. elegant

   Synonyms:
   graceful, lovely, well formed, well made, symmetrical, accomplished, polished, refined, handsome

   Antonyms:
   inelegant, deformed, unsymmetrical, ill-proportioned, ungraceful, coarse, rude

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1. elegantadjective

   refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

   "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"

   Synonyms:
   graceful, refined

   Antonyms:
   graceless, ungracious, unpolished, inelegant, homely, awkward, gauche

2. elegant, graceful, refinedadjective

   suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

   Synonyms:
   graceful, processed, polished, refined, tasteful, neat, svelte, urbane

   Antonyms:
   homely, gauche, unpolished, ungracious, awkward, inelegant, graceless

3. elegantadjective

   displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution

   "an elegant dancer"; "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise"

   Synonyms:
   graceful, refined

   Antonyms:
   awkward, ungracious, graceless, inelegant, gauche, unpolished, homely

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1. elegantadjective

   Synonyms:
   graceful, beautiful, handsome, fine, symmetrical, classical, tasty, tasteful, chaste, neat, well-made, well-proportioned, in good taste

2. elegantadjective

   Synonyms:
   polished, refined, accomplished, cultivated, polite, genteel, courtly, fashionable

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1. elegantadjective

   Synonyms:
   courtly, sumptuous, luxurious, rich

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1. List of paraphrases for "elegant":

   stylish, sleek, elegance, classy, tasteful, handsome, glossy, graceful, fancy, overdressed, smart, well-formed

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1. Ari Seth Cohen:

   I was so honored that at 93 she was following my work, this incredibly elegant woman.

2. Evangeline Lilly:

   I wanted her to move in a way that honored the comic book, which meant she would move in a very elegant, feminine, graceful way, and still look lethal.

3. Dean Gordon Brown:

   Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organized forcing of technological change... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society...

4. President Trump:

   It's being delivered. It's actually an elegant way. The way it used to be many years ago before we had all the new contraptions that we all use, but a letter is being delivered to me and I think it's going to be a positive letter.

5. Elizabeth Emanuel:

   It was absolutely plain and pure and elegant, past royal wedding gowns tend to be very classic and very traditional, and this was n’t because it did not have all the lace and all the decoration and anything on it. It was a new kind of look, but still classical and regal.