elegance
pronunciation
How to pronounce elegance in British English:
UK ['elɪɡəns]
How to pronounce elegance in American English:
US [ˈɛlɪɡəns]
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- Noun:
- a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
Word Origin
- elegance (n.)
- c. 1500, "tastefulness, correctness, harmoniousness, refinement," of speech or prose, from Middle French élégance, from Latin elegantia "taste, propriety, refinement," from elegantem (see elegant). Earlier form was elegancy (early 15c.). Meaning "refined luxury" is from 1797. Via French come German Eleganz, Swedish elegans, etc.
Example
- 1. The eco zoo takes natural elegance and makes it physical .
- 2. Typically the best designs combine elegance with utility .
- 3. Technocratic language and hasty writing have replaced elegance and reflection .
- 4. For elegance and efficiency in design mother nature takes gold .
- 5. Conversely , many enjoy the elegance , pithiness or clarity of certain modes of expressions .