- elegant
- I(Roget's IV) modif.1. [ Said of personal surroundings ]Syn. rich, tasteful, classic, restrained, graceful, luxurious, sumptuous, opulent, fine, chic, posh*, classy*, tony*, ritzy*; see also beautiful 1 , dignified .2. [ Said of persons ]Syn. well-bred, cultured, refined, polished, urbane, sophisticated, aristocratic, dignified, courtly, genteel, graceful, fastidious, smart, chic, well-dressed, soign?, debonair, suave, classy*, chichi*; see also beautiful 2 , dignified , refined 2 .3. [ Said of writing or speech ]Syn. polished, perfected, elaborated, finished, ornate, ornamented, rhythmical, adorned, embellished, embroidered, chaste, balanced, well-turned, flowing, stylized, Ciceronian, artistic, grandiloquent, rhetorical, florid, flowery, fancy, rich, artistic, mellifluous, pure, fluent, neat, concise, incisive, succinct, economical, simple.Ant. dull*, ill-chosen, inarticulate.II(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.fine, refined, graceful, opulent, luxurious, high-styled, stylish, beautiful, grand, classy, tasteful, sophisticated, posh, cultured, fashionable, polished.ANT.: coarse, crude, unrefined, tackyIII(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admiration: exquisite, graceful. See BEAUTIFUL, STYLE. 2. Appealing to refined taste: choice, dainty, delicate, exquisite, fine1. See GOOD, INGESTION.
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