elegant
English
Etymology
From Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin elegans.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ə.ɡənt/
Adjective
elegant (comparative more elegant, superlative most elegant)
- Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
- 2015 October 27, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better, Plum, →ISBN, page 192:
- You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.
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- Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
- an elegant solution
- (Ireland, colloquial, archaic) Fine; doing well.
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
- 'An' how are ye, Jemmie—how's every inch iv you?' enquired Moggy of the boy, when his agitation was a little blown over.
'I'm elegant, thank ye,' he answered; 'an' what's the matther wid ye all? I cum through the kitchen, and seen no one.'
- 'An' how are ye, Jemmie—how's every inch iv you?' enquired Moggy of the boy, when his agitation was a little blown over.
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
Derived terms
Translations
exhibiting elegance
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Catalan
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eləɡant/, [eləˈɡ̊anˀd̥]
Inflection
Inflection of elegant | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | elegant | elegantere | elegantest2 |
Neuter singular | elegant | elegantere | elegantest2 |
Plural | elegante | elegantere | elegantest2 |
Definite attributive1 | elegante | elegantere | eleganteste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms
- uelegant
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle French elegant.
Pronunciation
- (Southern) IPA(key): /eləˈɣɑnt/
- (Northern) IPA(key): /eləˈxɑnt/
Audio (file)
Inflection
Inflection of elegant | ||||
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uninflected | elegant | |||
inflected | elegante | |||
comparative | eleganter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | elegant | eleganter | het elegantst het elegantste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | elegante | elegantere | elegantste |
n. sing. | elegant | eleganter | elegantste | |
plural | elegante | elegantere | elegantste | |
definite | elegante | elegantere | elegantste | |
partitive | elegants | eleganters | — |
Synonyms
- sierlijk
- gracieus
Derived terms
- elegantie
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French elegant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eleˈɡant/, /eləˈɡant/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Declension
Positive forms of elegant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist elegant | sie ist elegant | es ist elegant | sie sind elegant | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eleganter | elegante | elegantes | elegante |
genitive | eleganten | eleganter | eleganten | eleganter | |
dative | elegantem | eleganter | elegantem | eleganten | |
accusative | eleganten | elegante | elegantes | elegante | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der elegante | die elegante | das elegante | die eleganten |
genitive | des eleganten | der eleganten | des eleganten | der eleganten | |
dative | dem eleganten | der eleganten | dem eleganten | den eleganten | |
accusative | den eleganten | die elegante | das elegante | die eleganten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eleganter | eine elegante | ein elegantes | (keine) eleganten |
genitive | eines eleganten | einer eleganten | eines eleganten | (keiner) eleganten | |
dative | einem eleganten | einer eleganten | einem eleganten | (keinen) eleganten | |
accusative | einen eleganten | eine elegante | ein elegantes | (keine) eleganten |
Comparative forms of elegant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist eleganter | sie ist eleganter | es ist eleganter | sie sind eleganter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eleganterer | elegantere | eleganteres | elegantere |
genitive | eleganteren | eleganterer | eleganteren | eleganterer | |
dative | eleganterem | eleganterer | eleganterem | eleganteren | |
accusative | eleganteren | elegantere | eleganteres | elegantere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der elegantere | die elegantere | das elegantere | die eleganteren |
genitive | des eleganteren | der eleganteren | des eleganteren | der eleganteren | |
dative | dem eleganteren | der eleganteren | dem eleganteren | den eleganteren | |
accusative | den eleganteren | die elegantere | das elegantere | die eleganteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eleganterer | eine elegantere | ein eleganteres | (keine) eleganteren |
genitive | eines eleganteren | einer eleganteren | eines eleganteren | (keiner) eleganteren | |
dative | einem eleganteren | einer eleganteren | einem eleganteren | (keinen) eleganteren | |
accusative | einen eleganteren | eine elegantere | ein eleganteres | (keine) eleganteren |
Superlative forms of elegant
Middle French
Norwegian Bokmål
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Related terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛlɛˈɡant/
Declension
Inflection of elegant | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | elegant | elegantare | elegantast |
Neuter singular | elegantt | elegantare | elegantast |
Plural | eleganta | elegantare | elegantast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | elegante | elegantare | elegantaste |
All | eleganta | elegantare | elegantaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
See also
- elegans c (noun)
References
- elegant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- elegant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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