elegant meaning
elegant :
stylish, graceful
adjective
▪ She wore an elegant dress.
▪ She wore a stylish dress.
▪ The room has an elegant design.
▪ The room has a graceful design.
paraphrasing
▪ sophisticated – stylish
▪ refined – graceful
▪ classy – stylish
▪ tasteful – having good taste
Pronunciation
elegant [ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡənt]
The stress is on 'el' and sounds like 'el-i-guhnt'.
Common phrases and grammar about elegant
elegant - Common meaning
adjective
stylish, graceful
Part of Speech Changes for "elegant"
▪ elegance (noun) – the quality of being stylish and graceful
▪ elegantly (adverb) – in a stylish and graceful manner
Common Expressions with "elegant"
▪ elegant solution – a simple and effective answer
▪ elegant design – a stylish and graceful design
▪ elegant style – a graceful and stylish way
▪ elegant dress – a stylish and graceful dress
Important examples of elegant in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, elegant is often used to describe stylish designs or solutions.
Example of a confusing word: eloquent (fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Elegant is used as an adjective to describe something with good taste, often appearing in grammar questions to modify nouns.
elegant
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
elegant solution
'simple and effective answer', used in problem-solving contexts.
elegant in simplicity
means 'graceful because of its simplicity', used when something is stylish due to being simple.
Differences between similar words and elegant
elegant
,
sophisticated
differences
Elegant is used to describe simple and stylish beauty, while sophisticated often implies complexity and refinement.
elegant
,
refined
differences
Elegant often means stylish with simplicity, while refined suggests being polished and improved over time.
Words with the same origin as elegant
The origin of elegant
elegant comes from the Latin 'elegans', meaning 'select, fine, tasteful'.
Word structure
It has the root 'eleg' (select) and suffix 'ant' (adjective), meaning 'select or tasteful'.
Words with the same origin
The root of elegant is eleg (select). Words with the same root include eligible (suitable).
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