Entry Word: elegant

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having or showing elegance <the most elegant First Lady in the nationʼs history> <the brideʼs elegant gown received nothing but praise>

Synonyms graceful, handsome, majestic, refined, stately, tasteful

Related Words grand, lavish, luxurious, magnificent, ornate, rich, splendid; artful, genteel, polished, sophisticated; classic, exquisite, restrained, simple; chic, fashionable, posh, smart, stylish; affected, grandiose, pretentious

Near Antonyms coarse, crude, flashy, garish, gaudy, grotesque, tacky, tawdry

Antonyms graceless, inelegant, tasteless, unhandsome

2 having qualities that appeal to a refined taste <prepared an elegant dinner for the honored guests> — see choice