elegant
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin elegans.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɛl.ə.ɡənt/
Adjective [edit]
elegant (comparative more elegant, superlative most elegant)
- Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
- Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
- an elegant solution
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
exhibiting elegance
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Catalan [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective [edit]
elegant m, f (masculine and feminine plural elegants)
Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French élégant, from Latin ēlegāns.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /eləɡant/, [eləˈɡ̊anˀd̥]
Adjective [edit]
elegant (neuter elegant, definite and plural elegante, comparative elegantere, superlative elegantest)
Derived terms [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French elegant.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
elegant (comparative eleganter, superlative elegantst)
Synonyms [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
German [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Middle French elegant.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
elegant (comparative eleganter, superlative am elegantesten)
Declension [edit]
positive forms of elegant
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
superlative forms of elegant
Middle French [edit]
Adjective [edit]
elegant m (feminine singular elegante, masculine plural elegants, feminine plural elegantes)
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