Elegant synonyms and antonyms
ĕl'ĭ-gənt
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Part of speech:
Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
Simple and harmonious; elegant:
Elegant; fancy.
(Biol.) Grown in a specially prepared medium
Having or expressing dignity.
Stylish in a smart, pleasing way
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Smoothly gracious or polite; polished; blandly ingratiating; urbane
soigné
Said of persons
The definition of polished is shiny, refined or without errors.
Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly.
Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
Engraved on stone
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Of superior grade; fine:
Simple; mere
The definition of sumptuous is magnificent, costly, a high expense.
Said of writing or speech
Relating to economy in any other sense.
elegance (related)
Pleasing in flavor; tasty.
Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy; characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy.
Said of writing or speech
Highly decorated; gaudy; showy; ornate
Of, relating to, or suggestive of flowers:
dull (antonym)
Intellectually weak or obtuse; stupid.
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Kept under control; subdued or moderate:
Marked by luxury or a fondness for luxury:
Characterized by extravagance or rich abundance; lavish or luxuriant:
Very sharp; keen:
A claim is said to be perfected if all steps required to put a claim right, or in final conformity with statutes, have been taken, and the litigant can proceed to an appellate court.
The definition of mellifluous is something musical, melodious or pleasant to hear.
The definition of fluent is having complete knowledge of a foreign language so you can express yourself in that language, or the ability to speak easily, flow freely or move smoothly.
Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse:
ill-chosen (antonym)
Said of writing or speech
refined (related)
Precise to a fine degree.
Having more importance than others; principal:
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(Of a man) Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive.
Dignified and slow; measured:
crude (antonym)
Not carefully made or done; rough
Highly sensitive; keenly discriminating; fastidious
Of the US Government grade of meat higher than good and lower than prime.
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elegantly (related)
exquisitely (related)
rustic (related)
charming (related)
Neat is defined as someone or something that is tidy, well-formed or well-done.
Polite and courteous in a smooth, polished way; refined
inarticulate (antonym)
Unable to speak with clarity or eloquence:
Beautifully fine in texture, quality, or workmanship
unfashionable (antonym)
Not in current fashion:
unrefined (antonym)
(Of a person) lacking refinement; uncouth
unsophisticated (antonym)
Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.
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(Slang) High-toned; luxurious; stylish
Suitable for a royal court; stately:
Refined in a dainty or oversensitive way
Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish
Doomed to death or destruction:
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ciceronian
Of, or relating to Marcus Tullius Cicero, or the ideas in his philosophical treatises.
Using high-flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions
The definition of rhetorical is a question that is asked only for emphasis or to make a point and is not meant to be answered.
Delicious and choice
ugly (antonym)
Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable:
inelegant (antonym)
Lacking refinement or polish; not elegant.
ornate (related)
ultra-modern (related)
italianate (related)
style (related)
The slender part of a flower pistil, connecting the ovary and the stigma. The pollen tube grows through the style delivering the pollen nuclei to the ovary.
The definition of well bred is someone who is well-mannered and courteous or who comes from a good family background.
Energetic or quick in movement:
That dresses well; characterized by fashionable, attractive clothes.
(Rhetoric) expanded
Said of writing or speech
Said of writing or speech
Containing elements in appropriate proportion.
Represented according to some convention, rather than in a realistic or literal manner
Sensitive to or appreciative of art or beauty:
rough (antonym)
Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
untasteful (antonym)
Not tasteful.
ingestion (related)
Appealing to refined taste
attractively (related)
well-turned
(Of language) Pleasingly expressed
Suitable for or appealing to the tastes of sophisticates:
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