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elegance

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Synonyms & Antonyms of elegance

dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style

the elegance of the hotel's French furnishings

Synonyms for elegance

class,
classiness,
courtliness,
elegancy,
fineness,
grace,
gracefulness,
handsomeness,
majesty,
refinement,
stateliness

Words Related to elegance

augustness,
brilliance,
gloriousness,
glory,
grandeur,
grandness,
lavishness,
luxuriance,
luxuriousness,
luxury,
magnificence,
nobility,
nobleness,
opulence,
ornateness,
plushiness,
plushness,
resplendence,
resplendency,
richness,
splendor,
sumptuousness

artfulness,
chic,
polish,
sophistication,
taste,
tastefulness

choiceness,
classicism,
dignity,
exquisiteness,
restraint,
simplicity

affectedness,
grandiosity,
ostentation,
ostentatiousness,
pretentiousness,
showiness

Near Antonyms for elegance

coarseness,
crudeness,
flamboyance,
flashiness,
garishness,
gaudiness,
glitz,
grotesqueness,
grotesquerie
(also grotesquery),
kitsch,
tastelessness,
tawdriness,
vulgarity

Antonyms for elegance

gracelessness,
inelegance

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The first known use of elegance was circa 1510

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