transcription, транскрипция: [ elɪgənt ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you describe a person or thing as elegant , you mean that they are pleasing and graceful in appearance or style.
Patricia looked beautiful and elegant as always.
...an elegant restaurant.
= stylish
ADJ
• el‧egance
...Princess Grace’s understated elegance...
N-UNCOUNT
• el‧egant‧ly
...a tall, elegantly dressed man with a mustache.
ADV
2.
If you describe a piece of writing, an idea, or a plan as elegant , you mean that it is simple, clear, and clever.
The document impressed me with its elegant simplicity.
ADJ
• el‧egant‧ly
...an elegantly simple idea.
ADV