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