elegant

== English == === Etymology === From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ə.ɡənt/ Hyphenation: el‧e‧gant === Adjective === elegant (comparative more elegant, superlative most elegant) Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity. Synonyms: classy, graceful, refined, dressy Antonyms: inelegant, clumsy Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision. Antonyms: inelegant, sloppy, haphazard (Ireland, colloquial, archaic) Fine; doing well. ==== Usage notes ==== In the early 20th century, often used ironically to mean "overrefined". This sarcastic connotation has now largely fallen out of use, leading to confusion about some derived terms such as elegant variation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== elect eligible elite ==== Translations ==== === Noun === elegant (plural elegants) An elegant parrot. === Anagrams === angelet === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ēlegantem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ləˈɣan] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ləˈɣant] IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.leˈɣant] Rhymes: -ant === Adjective === elegant m or f (masculine and feminine plural elegants) elegant Antonym: inelegant ==== Derived terms ==== elegantment ==== Related terms ==== elegància inelegant === Further reading === “elegant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “elegant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “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 elegant, smart elegant, neat (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) 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) elegant ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Elegant Eleganz === Further reading === “elegant” in Duden online “elegant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Latin == === Verb === ēlēgant third-person plural present active indicative of ēlēgō == Middle French == === Adjective === elegant m (feminine singular elegante, masculine plural elegants, feminine plural elegantes) elegant == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin elegans, via French élégant. === Adjective === elegant (neuter singular elegant, definite singular and plural elegante) 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) elegant ==== Related terms ==== eleganse === References === “elegant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Alternative forms === alegant (Kuyavia, Western Lublin, Wąwolnica) aligant (Podlachia) === Etymology === Borrowed from French élégant, from Latin ēlegāns. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛɡant Syllabification: e‧le‧gant === Noun === elegant m pers (female equivalent elegantka, diminutive elegancik) elegant man ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === elegant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN elegant in Polish dictionaries at PWN Marzena Kozanecka-Zwierz, Magdalena Bartosiewicz, Renata Marciniak-Firadza, editors (2014), “elegant”, in Gwara – Księżaków "język ojczysty" Dziedzictwo regionu łowickiego (in Polish), Łowicz: Muzeum w Łowiczu, →ISBN, page 28 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French élégant, from Latin elegans. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === elegant m or n (feminine singular elegantă, masculine plural eleganți, feminine/neuter plural elegante) tasteful ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin elegans, via French élégant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛlɛˈɡant/ === Adjective === elegant (comparative elegantare, superlative elegantast) elegant ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== elegans c (noun) === Noun === elegant c 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