Meaning
Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
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