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# elegant

«elegant» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Graceful and stylish in how something looks or moves** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (elegant; more elegant, most elegant)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Graceful and stylish in how something looks or moves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/#m1)

2) (of clothes, places) Fine, tasteful and attractive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/#m2)

3) (maths, science) Simple, clever and neat: «an elegant solution». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, an elegant lady, dancer or swan moves smoothly and looks beautiful. In maths, an «elegant solution» solves a problem in a short, clever way. In everyday life it describes smart clothes, buildings and handwriting. Phrases: «elegant dress», «elegant solution», «elegantly simple».

### examples

- The swan glided across the lake in an elegant way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/#x1)
- She wore an elegant blue dress to the wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/#x2)
- The ballet dancer's movements were elegant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/#x3)
- That's an elegant way to solve the puzzle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/#x4)
- The hotel had elegant chandeliers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/#x5)
- His handwriting is neat and elegant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/#x6)
- The daughters were tall, elegant, slender maidens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/#x7)

### note

Noun: «elegance»; adverb: «elegantly». Starts with a vowel sound: «an elegant dress». Spelled -ant, not -ent.

### In the corpora

- [The Dodo presents the thimble with "We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble", and they all cheer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «elegant» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elegant/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.