elegant
/ˈɛləɡənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.95 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity.
adj
Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
noun
An elegant parrot.
Example Sentences
- "You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf."
- "an elegant solution"
- ""For myself, because of the baggage of 30 years of balkanisation, I think the elegant solution is to take operations back into the public sector. It will mean you can have a whole-industry approach to running the railway, unencumbered by contractual differences.""
- "'An' how are ye, Jemmie—how's every inch iv you?' enquired Moggy of the boy, when his agitation was a little blown over. 'I'm elegant, thank ye,' he answered; 'an' what's the matther wid ye all? I cum through the kitchen, and seen no one.'"
- "But if the Aviarist be ambitious to keep the lovely, but destructive, members of the Parrot family, he must be content with grass alone, because Parrakeets (except the weak-billed Turquoisines and Elegants) would destroy the shrubs and trees in a day."
Etymology
From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns, collateral form of present participle of ēligere, from ex- (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛləɡənt/
- British English: /ˈɛləɡənt/
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Phrases
elegant crested tinamou
elegant parrot
elegant quail
elegant sufficiency
elegant tit
elegant variation
piss-elegant