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elegance
What does elegance mean?
elegance (noun): a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use elegance in a sentence?
- She conveys an aura of elegance and gentility. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce elegance?
/ˈɛləɡəns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does elegance come from?
From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to elegance
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “elegance” mean?
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
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a message describing how something is to be done
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a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
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a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
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