- dignified grace in appearance, movement, or behaviour
- good taste in design, style, arrangement, etc
- something elegant; a refinement
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el•e•gan•cy
(el′i gən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- elegance.
- Latin ēlegantia. See elegant, -ancy
- 1525–35
el•e•gance
(el′i gəns),USA pronunciation n.
- elegant quality:elegance of dress.
- something elegant;
a refinement.
- Latin ēlegantia choiceness. See elegant, -ance
- Middle French
- 1500–10
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elegance /ˈɛlɪɡəns/, elegancy n ( pl -gances, -gancies)
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