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elegant

Description:

The term "elegant" is used to describe something that is graceful, refined, and stylish in appearance or manner. It can refer to a person's attire, behavior, or the design of an object.

Parts of Speech:

• Adjective
• Noun

Senses:

Adjective:

1. Characterized by tasteful qualities, stylishness, and sophistication.

2. Displaying neatness, simplicity, and harmony in design or arrangement.

3. Exhibiting gracefulness and poise in actions or movements.

Noun:

1. A person who possesses or demonstrates elegance.

2. In mathematics and physics, a number or equation that is considered to be marked by simplicity, effectiveness, or intellectual beauty.

Usage:

Adjective:

1. She looked absolutely elegant in her black evening gown.

2. The ballroom was decorated with elegant flower arrangements and soft lighting.

3. The elegant ballet dancer glided across the stage with effortless movements.

Noun:

1. She is known in high society as an elegant with impeccable taste.

2. The mathematician discovered an elegant solution to the complex equation.

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