Elegant Definition

ĕlĭ-gənt

adjective

Characterized by dignified richness and grace, as of design, dress, style, etc.; luxurious or opulent in a restrained, tasteful manner.

Webster's New World

Characterized by a sense of propriety or refinement; impressively fastidious in manners and tastes.

Webster's New World

Marked by concision, incisiveness, and ingenuity; cleverly apt and simple.

An elegant solution to a complex problem.

Webster's New World

Excellent; fine; first-rate.

Webster's New World

Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.

An elegant solution.

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Origin of Elegant

Middle English from Old French from Latin ēlegāns ēlegant- present participle of *ēlegāre variant of ēligere to select elect

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin elegans.

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