élégant
elegant, stylish
adjective eh-leh-GAHN Rare
Origin: Latin elegans 'tasteful'
Usage Note
Élégant applies to dress, manner, and ideas — an élégante solution is a neat, clever one. The feminine form is élégante; the noun élégance is invariable in gender. The adverb is élégamment.
Examples
"Elle portait une robe très élégante."
Natural Translation
She was wearing a very elegant dress.

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