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Meanings of elegant in English

Portuguese
esbelto
Spanish
elegante

Refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style.

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        esbelto

        Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.

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            Examples for "inelegant"
            Examples for "inelegant"
            1
            The inelegant double negative is a mild-mannered but firm declaration of independence.
            Wired
            2
            For stating his theological beliefs in a forthright if sometimes inelegant way!
            The Irish Times
            3
            It was a Mynan shortsword she had borrowed, a heavy, inelegant thing.
            Empire in black and gold
            4
            And there's another to be singled out, though it may seem inelegant.
            State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006)
            5
            The blue girl wipes her nose, oddly inelegant compared with her figure.
            Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles

            Characterized by or exhibiting refinement, grace and beauty.

                  Usage of elegant in English
                  1
                  Prime Minister John Key said the Kiwibank deal was an elegant solution.
                  Radio NZ
                  2
                  Because it promises an elegant, win-win solution to the problem of poverty.
                  The Guardian
                  3
                  Scanbox is an elegant solution to a simple but persistently frustrating problem.
                  Wired
                  4
                  He is elegant, has a good repetitive easy action and excellent pace.
                  The Guardian
                  5
                  An elegant use of the card distinguishes the well-informed in social usage.
                  Etiquette
                  6
                  I just thought that that was a really elegant, moving, memorable work.
                  Wired
                  7
                  In elegant phraseology they are providences; in plain language they are milch-cows.
                  The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
                  8
                  DESIGN K950: Samsung has managed to keep the design simple, yet elegant.
                  News.com.au
                  9
                  Astonishingly, however, the elegant form was lifting off her with fluid ease.
                  Embrace the darkness
                  10
                  The serving style is simple yet elegant, albeit a traditional comfort food.
                  The South African
                  11
                  The new Bentley Bentayga commands a more aggressive yet still elegant presence.
                  The South African
                  12
                  Sixty of Mary Holland's best Irish Times columns; thoughtful, provocative and elegant.
                  The Irish Times
                  13
                  Use them as finishing touches to create an authoritative yet elegant outfit.
                  Ebony
                  14
                  Not in that elegant store; it long since passed into other hands.
                  Town and Country; Or, Life at Home and Abroad, Without and Withi...
                  15
                  The most elegant stuffs became the substance of his garments; feathers reappeared.
                  Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 5
                  16
                  She looked absolutely exquisite and elegant and made us South Africans proud.
                  The South African
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                  Spanish
                  elegante
                  Elegant through the time
                  Elegant across language varieties
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                  Common
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                  Common
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