as in elegancy
dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style
the elegance of the hotel's French furnishings
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Recent Examples of elegance
Edward Segarra Lauren Sánchez Bezos, wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, opted for understated elegance in a strapless navy blue gown by Daniel Roseberry of Schiaparelli.
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
The following year, the Wolf of Wall Street star leaned into understated elegance in a custom Calvin Klein floor-length number with waist cutouts.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Gardenias bring a certain elegance to porch containers, with evergreen foliage and intoxicating fragrance.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
James' tailored and structural approach to the female form, mixed with modern fabrics, brought elegance and regalia to the occasion.
—Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
The following year, the Wolf of Wall Street star leaned into understated elegance in a custom Calvin Klein floor-length number with waist cutouts.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Gardenias bring a certain elegance to porch containers, with evergreen foliage and intoxicating fragrance.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
James' tailored and structural approach to the female form, mixed with modern fabrics, brought elegance and regalia to the occasion.
—Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for elegance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elegance
Noun
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Their satanic majesties request your attention to this breaking news.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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In fact, music, the majesty and mystery thereof, is a theme to which Simon has returned time and again.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The control strategies for the double-clutch paddle-shift gearbox have also been improved, cutting shift times at the expense of a bit of refinement.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Outlook also includes refinements for managing email and contacts more efficiently.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Her stage presence, fashion and gracefulness all stood out, said Billy Mitchell, the Apollo's in-house historian.—
Noelle Lilley,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ca$ino, which feels like a difficult yet necessary transition out of The Melodic Blue and lacks that album’s easy gracefulness, may not yield an immediate answer.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Elegance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elegance. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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