elegant

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English

Etymology

From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.ə.ɡənt/

Adjective

elegant (comparative more elegant, superlative most elegant)

1. Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
2. Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.

3. (Ireland, colloquial, archaic) Fine; doing well.

Synonyms

• (exhibiting elegance): classy, graceful

Antonyms

• clumsy
• haphazard
• inelegant

Derived terms

Related terms

• elect
• eligible
• elite

Translations

Noun

elegant (plural elegants)

1. An elegant parrot.

Anagrams

• angelet

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēlegantem.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

elegant m or f (masculine and feminine plural elegants)

1. elegant

   Antonym: inelegant

Derived terms

• elegantment

Related terms

• elegància
• inelegant

Further reading

• “elegant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “elegant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “elegant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “elegant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French élégant, from Latin ēlegāns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eləɡant/, [eləˈɡ̊anˀd̥]

Adjective

elegant

1. elegant, smart
2. elegant, neat
3. (adverbial) elegantly, smartly, neatly

Inflection

Derived terms

• uelegant

References

• “elegant” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French elegant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeːləˈɣɑnt/
• Hyphenation: ele‧gant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

elegant (comparative eleganter, superlative elegantst)

1. elegant

Declension

Synonyms

• sierlijk
• gracieus

Antonyms

• lomp
• plomp

Derived terms

• elegantie

Anagrams

• gelaten

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French elegant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eleˈɡant/, /eləˈɡant/
• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

elegant (strong nominative masculine singular eleganter, comparative eleganter, superlative am elegantesten)

1. elegant

Declension

Related terms

• Elegant
• Eleganz

Further reading

• “elegant” in Duden online
• “elegant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

ēlēgant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ēlēgō

Middle French

Adjective

elegant m (feminine singular elegante, masculine plural elegants, feminine plural elegantes)

1. elegant

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin elegans, via French élégant.

Adjective

elegant (neuter singular elegant, definite singular and plural elegante)

1. elegant

Related terms

• eleganse

References

• “elegant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin elegans, via French élégant.

Adjective

elegant (neuter singular elegant, definite singular and plural elegante)

1. elegant

Related terms

• eleganse

References

• “elegant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Alternative forms

• alegant (Kuyavia)

Etymology

Borrowed from French élégant, from Latin ēlegāns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈlɛ.ɡant/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡant
• Syllabification: e‧le‧gant

Noun

elegant m pers (female equivalent elegantka, diminutive elegancik)

1. elegant man

Declension

Further reading

• elegant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• elegant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French élégant, from Latin elegans.

Pronunciation

Adjective

elegant m or n (feminine singular elegantă, masculine plural eleganți, feminine and neuter plural elegante)

1. tasteful

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin elegans, via French élégant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛlɛˈɡant/

Adjective

elegant (comparative elegantare, superlative elegantast)

1. elegant

Declension

See also

• elegans c (noun)

Noun

elegant c

1. an elegance (person who is (doing something) elegant)

Usage notes

Often a bit tongue-in-cheek.

Declension

References

• elegant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• elegant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• elegant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• legaten