Elegant

/ˈɛl.ə.ɡənt/ · adjective

Meaning

Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity..

Definitions by Sense

1. Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity.
2. Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
3. (Ireland, colloquial, archaic) Fine; doing well.
4. 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.

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• more elegant
• most elegant
• elegants

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