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单词 elegance
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Definition of elegance in English:

elegance

noun ˈɛlɪɡ(ə)nsˈɛləɡəns
mass noun
  • 1The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

    a slender woman with grace and elegance
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These mugs are deceivingly sturdy whilst still giving the appearance of quality and elegance.
    • You really have to see the spiral wheel turn to appreciate its elegance.
    • The Dinka are incapable of doing anything without a poised elegance.
    • You need to be able to lose with elegance.
    • I just couldn't understand why their sense of elegance abandoned them at their feet.
    • I like to aspire to elegance, but never achieve it.
    • Next to him, Kitako is the picture of refined country elegance.
    • The quality of the food and wine matches the elegance of the surroundings.
    • "You sit up so straight, with real elegance."
    • He was tall and thin, with a commanding presence and hints of elegance.
    • The blond had a classic look to her, with German features, an elegance about her.
    • Unfortunately, the gowns don't emanate the same elegance that Armani is so known for.
    • In this one-time bank much of the elegance has been retained.
    • If ever a gymnast were the picture of elegance, Natalia Lipkovskaya would be that athlete.
    • Enjoy it for its nuances, its refinements, its elegance.
    • Victorian elegance is displayed throughout the hotel and gaming areas.
    • A shirt with a Chinese collar or high roll-neck, minus necktie, can spell casual elegance.
    • The lingerie department of Billier's prided itself on the elegance of its offerings.
    • The elegance of refined Shanghai ladies of the first half of last century is long lost.
    • For all their elegance, they are as aware as all great artists that pain is our human lot.
    Synonyms
    style, stylishness, grace, gracefulness, smoothness
    taste, tastefulness, discernment, refinement, sophistication, dignity, distinction, propriety, poise, finesse
    fashion, culture, beauty
    charm, polish, suaveness, urbanity, panache, flair, dash
    luxury, sumptuousness, opulence, grandeur, plushness, exquisiteness
    informal swankiness
    humorous couth
    neatness, simplicity
    ingenuity, cleverness, deftness, intelligence, inventiveness
  • 2The quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple; neatness.

    the simplicity and elegance of the solution
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Simplicity and elegance should be your main guidelines when choosing a ring.
    • Due to the elegance of the design, most things are immediately obvious.
    • What is evident is that his best music has a marvellous elegance.
    • These songs ooze sophistication and elegance.
    • Unlike many such packages, however, the elegance of the presentation in no way overshadows the poetry.
    • Indeed elegance is the last thing you might have expected from the opening shots of the film.
    • Post and beam construction sought to achieve economy, efficiency, and elegance.
    • This film captured the elegance of ancient Chinese martial artistry through inventive cinematic techniques.
    • In his hands highly analytical quantitative biology was streamlined to its essential elegance.
    • But Lake Iseo has a certain unrestrained elegance too, without the frilly excesses of Stresa or Sirmione.

Definition of elegance in US English:

elegance

nounˈeləɡənsˈɛləɡəns
  • 1The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner; style.

    a slender woman with grace and elegance
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unfortunately, the gowns don't emanate the same elegance that Armani is so known for.
    • I just couldn't understand why their sense of elegance abandoned them at their feet.
    • He was tall and thin, with a commanding presence and hints of elegance.
    • A shirt with a Chinese collar or high roll-neck, minus necktie, can spell casual elegance.
    • If ever a gymnast were the picture of elegance, Natalia Lipkovskaya would be that athlete.
    • Victorian elegance is displayed throughout the hotel and gaming areas.
    • You need to be able to lose with elegance.
    • The Dinka are incapable of doing anything without a poised elegance.
    • Enjoy it for its nuances, its refinements, its elegance.
    • The elegance of refined Shanghai ladies of the first half of last century is long lost.
    • The lingerie department of Billier's prided itself on the elegance of its offerings.
    • For all their elegance, they are as aware as all great artists that pain is our human lot.
    • The quality of the food and wine matches the elegance of the surroundings.
    • These mugs are deceivingly sturdy whilst still giving the appearance of quality and elegance.
    • In this one-time bank much of the elegance has been retained.
    • Next to him, Kitako is the picture of refined country elegance.
    • I like to aspire to elegance, but never achieve it.
    • "You sit up so straight, with real elegance."
    • The blond had a classic look to her, with German features, an elegance about her.
    • You really have to see the spiral wheel turn to appreciate its elegance.
    Synonyms
    style, stylishness, grace, gracefulness, smoothness
    neatness, simplicity
  • 2The quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple; neatness.

    the simplicity and elegance of the solution
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unlike many such packages, however, the elegance of the presentation in no way overshadows the poetry.
    • In his hands highly analytical quantitative biology was streamlined to its essential elegance.
    • Simplicity and elegance should be your main guidelines when choosing a ring.
    • Indeed elegance is the last thing you might have expected from the opening shots of the film.
    • This film captured the elegance of ancient Chinese martial artistry through inventive cinematic techniques.
    • Due to the elegance of the design, most things are immediately obvious.
    • Post and beam construction sought to achieve economy, efficiency, and elegance.
    • These songs ooze sophistication and elegance.
    • What is evident is that his best music has a marvellous elegance.
    • But Lake Iseo has a certain unrestrained elegance too, without the frilly excesses of Stresa or Sirmione.
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