elegance

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
noun a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)

From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).

And the camel, what elegance! — Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Unknown
Lavinia tossed her head with great elegance. — A Little Princess: Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time, Frances Hodgson Burnett
He will lose all his natural elegance." — Three men on the bummel, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning