elegant
adjectiveHow many syllables in elegant?
There are 3 syllables in the word elegant.How to pronounce elegant:
Definition of elegant:
- elegant (adjective):
- marked by elegance
- attractive and graceful or stylish
- refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style.
Synonyms for elegant:
aristocratic
artistic
beautiful
chic
choice
classy
comely
courtly
cultivated
dandified
dandyish
de luxe
delicate
deluxe
discerning
exquisite
fashionable
fine
foppish
gallant
genteel
glorious
graceful
grand
handsome
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Antonyms for elegant:
abased
abrasive
accepting
amateur
amateurish
austere
awful
awkward
backward
bad
bad form
bad-looking
barbaric
barbarous
baseborn
basic
beastly
blundering
boorish
botched
brash
brazen
bumbling
bungling
butterfingered
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