elegant
Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity.
Adjective 2 meanings
Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity.
Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
“an elegant solution”
Noun 1 meaning
An elegant parrot.
Etymology
From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns, collateral form of present participle of ēligere, from ex- (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”).
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ELEGANT at a glance
ELEGANT has 7 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + G 2 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,565 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with elegant
All rhymes- WANT7
- IMPORTANT13
- SIGNIFICANT17
- MEANT7
- PLANT7
- ASSISTANT9
- RESTAURANT10
- GRANT6
- GIANT6
- RELEVANT11
- PREGNANT11
- BRILLIANT11
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