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elegant
adjective
1 she was dressed in an elegant black outfit:
stylish, graceful, tasteful, discerning, refined, sophisticated, dignified, cultivated, distinguished, classic, smart, fashionable, modish, decorous, beautiful, artistic, aesthetic, lovely;
charming, polished, suave, urbane, cultured, dashing, debonair;
luxurious, sumptuous, opulent, grand, plush, high-class, exquisite;
informal swanky.
antonyms inelegant, gauche.
2 an elegant solution:
neat, simple, effective;
ingenious, clever, deft, intelligent, inventive.
antonyms messy.
word toolkitelegant
See gracious.