elegant

«elegant» in Mova's school dictionary: Graceful and stylish in how something looks or moves — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (elegant; more elegant, most elegant)

meaning for a pupil

1) Graceful and stylish in how something looks or moves. tree →

2) (of clothes, places) Fine, tasteful and attractive. tree →

3) (maths, science) Simple, clever and neat: «an elegant solution». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, an elegant lady, dancer or swan moves smoothly and looks beautiful. In maths, an «elegant solution» solves a problem in a short, clever way. In everyday life it describes smart clothes, buildings and handwriting. Phrases: «elegant dress», «elegant solution», «elegantly simple».

examples

• The swan glided across the lake in an elegant way. tree →
• She wore an elegant blue dress to the wedding. tree →
• The ballet dancer's movements were elegant. tree →
• That's an elegant way to solve the puzzle. tree →
• The hotel had elegant chandeliers. tree →
• His handwriting is neat and elegant. tree →
• The daughters were tall, elegant, slender maidens. tree →

note

Noun: «elegance»; adverb: «elegantly». Starts with a vowel sound: «an elegant dress». Spelled -ant, not -ent.

In the corpora

• The Dodo presents the thimble with "We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble", and they all cheer.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «elegant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.