Elegance
['elɪg(ə)ns] or ['ɛləgəns]
Definition
(noun.) a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; 'she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility'.
(noun.) a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); 'the simplicity and elegance of his invention'.
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Definition
(n.) Alt. of Elegancy
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Grace, beauty, symmetry, propriety.[2]. Refinement, polish, politeness, gentility.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Beauty, grace, refinement, symmetry, gracefulness, taste
ANT:Deformity, awkwardness, inelegance, disproportion, ungracefulness, coarseness,rudeness
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Examples
- Her perpetual study was to relieve us from labour and to spread ease and even elegance over our altered mode of life. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Jane Fairfax was very elegant, remarkably elegant; and she had herself the highest value for elegance. Jane Austen. Emma.
- For my own part, said he, I am excessively fond of a cottage; there is always so much comfort, so much elegance about them. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Blandois accepted the commission with his own free elegance of manner, and swore he would discharge it before he was an hour older. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- My sweet little lady overwhelmed me with dismay; her air of native elegance froze my very marrow. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She would not be in a hurry to find fault, but she suspected that there was no elegance;ease, but not elegance. Jane Austen. Emma.
- You saw that although it was a case of a frontier ruler, yet there was an air of distinction and elegance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He found a pleasure in setting up Blandois as the type of elegance, and making him a satire upon others who piqued themselves on personal graces. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Every body pretends to feel and tries to describe with the taste and elegance of him who first defined what picturesque beauty was. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I never saw such capacity, and taste, and application, and elegance, as you describe united. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- It has been fitted up with every attention to substantial comfort; perhaps to a little elegance besides; but of that you shall judge for yourselves. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Her manners had all the elegance which her husband's wanted. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Mrs Merdle also, as a leading lady rich in distinction, elegance, grace, and beauty, he mentioned in very laudatory terms. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The dinner was served up in the very best style of elegance. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Their propriety, simplicity, and elegance, would make them the safest model for any young woman. Jane Austen. Emma.
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