The meaning of Elegance

noun

A combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.

Usage examples:

I was struck by her beauty

adjective

Good; excellent (used as a general term of approval).

Usage examples:

That's beauty mate, and a nice fish too!

noun

An attractive quality that gives pleasure to those who experience it or think about it, or a person who has this attractive quality

Usage examples:

[ u ] the grand canyon’s natural beauty attracts tourists from all over., [ c ] at 37 she was known…

noun

The power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others.

Usage examples:

His charm has captivated the media

verb

Delight greatly.

Usage examples:

The books have charmed children the world over

adjective

Denoting a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of + 2/3. charm quarks have similar properties to up quarks and top quarks, but are distinguished from them by having an intermediate mass.

noun

The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

Usage examples:

20th century popular culture

verb

Maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth.

Usage examples:

Several investigators have attempted to culture biliary cells

noun

The way of life of a particular people, esp. as shown in their ordinary behavior and habits, their attitudes toward each other, and their moral and religious beliefs

Usage examples:

[ u ] he studied the culture of the sioux indians.

noun

The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect.

Usage examples:

The dignity of labour

noun

The quality of a person that makes him or her deserving of respect, sometimes shown in behavior or appearance

Usage examples:

Laws of privacy are designed to protect the dignity of individuals.

noun

The ability to judge well.

Usage examples:

An astonishing lack of discernment

noun

The ability to judge people and things well

Usage examples:

It's clear that you are a person of discernment.

noun

A difference or contrast between similar things or people.

Usage examples:

I was completely unaware of class distinctions

noun

A difference between two similar things

Usage examples:

[ c ] the comment drew/made a false distinction between domestic and foreign affairs, which are rea…

noun

A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.

Usage examples:

The latest parisian fashions

verb

Make into a particular form.

Usage examples:

The bottles were fashioned from green glass

combining form

In the manner of something specified.

Usage examples:

The masts extend concertina-fashion

noun

Impressive delicacy and skill.

Usage examples:

Orchestral playing of great finesse

verb

Bring about or deal with (something) by using great delicacy and skill.

Usage examples:

Karen spent ten months finessing the financing for the property

noun

Great skill or style

Usage examples:

She has handled these difficult negotiations with real finesse.

noun

Smoothness and elegance of movement.

Usage examples:

She moved through the water with effortless grace

verb

Bring honour or credit to (someone or something) by one's attendance or participation.

Usage examples:

He is one of the best players ever to have graced the game

noun

Simple beauty of movement or form

Usage examples:

The skaters moved over the ice with effortless grace., she always handles her clients with tact and…

noun

The quality of being smooth, relaxed, and attractive

Usage examples:

She tends to move with a light and airy gracefulness., horses perform a series of moves, and their …

noun

Graceful and elegant bearing in a person.

Usage examples:

Poise and good deportment can be cultivated

verb

Be or cause to be balanced or suspended.

Usage examples:

He poised motionless on his toes

noun

A unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid.

verb

Make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it.

Usage examples:

Behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily

noun

A substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in.

Usage examples:

A tin of shoe polish

adjective

Relating to poland, its inhabitants, or their language.

Usage examples:

The most difficult discussions centred on the polish government and poland's frontiers.

noun

Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals.

Usage examples:

He always behaved with the utmost propriety

noun

Correct moral behavior or actions

Usage examples:

Critics questioned the propriety of the senator’s appearance at a political fundraiser with a convi…

noun

Correct moral behaviour or actions

Usage examples:

The director insisted that there was no question as to the propriety of how the funds were raised.,…

noun

The process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance.

Usage examples:

The refinement of uranium

noun

The process of improving something

Usage examples:

[ c ] the accuracy of the machine has been increased through a number of refinements., [ u ] the re…

noun

The process of making a substance pure

Usage examples:

The refinement of raw opium yields other drugs, such as morphine., these refinements have increased…

noun

The quality or state of being smooth.

Usage examples:

The smoothness of her skin

noun

The quality of being sophisticated.

Usage examples:

Her air of sophistication and confidence

noun

The quality of having an understanding of the world and its ways, and having an understanding of the way people behave

Usage examples:

His wit and sophistication, the level of sophistication in the cameras has grown tremendously.

noun

A particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way.

Usage examples:

Different styles of management

verb

Archaic term for stylus (sense 2).

suffix

(forming adjectives and adverbs) in a manner characteristic of.

Usage examples:

Family-style

noun

A high quality in appearance, design, or behaviour

Usage examples:

There was a plain but attractive stylishness about her appearance., the hotel has the cool, modern …

noun

The sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.

Usage examples:

The wine had a fruity taste

verb

Perceive or experience the flavour of.

Usage examples:

She had never tasted ice cream before

verb

The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth