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< elegancy
elegiac >
el·e·gant
(
l
-g
nt)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Characterized by or exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty of manner, form, or style. See Synonyms at
delicate
.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin
leg
ns
,
legant-
present participle of
*
leg
re
, variant of
ligere
,
to select
; see
elect
OTHER FORMS:
el
e·gant·ly
(Adverb)
Thesaurus: synonyms for elegant
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