Elegant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛlɪɡənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊnwɔːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊnwɔːp/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛlɪɡənt/.

Examples

elegant handwriting
an elegant dark suit
she was elegant to her fingertips

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

graceful refined

Antonyms

inelegant

Parts of Speech

adjective	refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style “elegant handwriting”
adjective	suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
adjective	displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution “an elegant dancer”

Word Forms

elegance

noun

a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

élégant

raffiné et de bon goût dans son apparence, son comportement ou son style

🇪🇸Spanish

elegante

refinado y de buen gusto en apariencia, comportamiento o estilo

🇮🇹Italian

elegante

raffinato e di buon gusto nell'aspetto, nel comportamento o nello stile

🇵🇹Portuguese

elegante

refinado e de bom gosto na aparência, comportamento ou estilo

🇷🇺Russian

элегантный

изысканный и со вкусом внешний вид, поведение или стиль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुरुचिपूर्ण

दिखने या व्यवहार या शैली में परिष्कृत और सुस्वादु

🇧🇩Bengali

মার্জিত

চেহারা বা আচরণ বা শৈলীতে পরিমার্জিত এবং রুচিশীল

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்த்தியான

தோற்றம் அல்லது நடத்தை அல்லது பாணியில் சுத்திகரிக்கப்பட்ட மற்றும் சுவையானது

🇮🇳Telugu

సొగసైన

ప్రదర్శన లేదా ప్రవర్తన లేదా శైలిలో శుద్ధి మరియు రుచిగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मोहक

देखावा किंवा वागणूक किंवा शैलीमध्ये परिष्कृत आणि चवदार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવ્ય

દેખાવ અથવા વર્તન અથવા શૈલીમાં શુદ્ધ અને સ્વાદિષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೊಗಸಾದ

ನೋಟ ಅಥವಾ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಶೈಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ಮತ್ತು ರುಚಿಕರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗംഭീരമായ

രൂപത്തിലോ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിലോ ശൈലിയിലോ പരിഷ്കൃതവും രുചികരവുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਦਿੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਆਦਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوبصورت

ظاہری شکل یا طرز عمل یا انداز میں بہتر اور ذائقہ دار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

优雅的

外表或行为或风格精致而有品位

🇯🇵Japanese

エレガント

外観、動作、またはスタイルにおいて洗練されていて上品である

🇰🇷Korean

우아한

외모나 행동이나 스타일이 세련되고 고상하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thanh lịch

tinh tế và trang nhã về ngoại hình, hành vi hoặc phong cách

🇹🇭Thai

สง่างาม

ประณีตและมีรสนิยมทั้งรูปลักษณ์ พฤติกรรม หรือลีลา

🇮🇩Indonesian

anggun

halus dan berselera tinggi dalam penampilan atau perilaku atau gaya

🇵🇭Filipino

matikas

pino at masarap sa hitsura o pag-uugali o istilo

🇲🇾Malay

anggun

halus dan menarik dalam penampilan atau tingkah laku atau gaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رائع

راقي وحسن الذوق في المظهر أو السلوك أو الأسلوب

🇮🇷Persian

ظریف

در ظاهر یا رفتار یا استایل ظریف و خوش سلیقه

🇹🇷Turkish

zarif

görünüm, davranış veya tarz bakımından zarif ve zevkli

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֵלֶגַנטִי

מעודן וטוב טעם במראה או בהתנהגות או בסגנון

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