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elegant

adjectiveadjektiv

elegant · smart, stylish, well-dressed · neat, deft (of a solution or move)

EtymologyOpphav

gjennom fransk; fra latin elegans ‘utvelgende’ through French; from Latin elegans 'selecting'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. smakfulltasteful, stiligstylish · smart, elegant, velkledd tastefulsmakfull, stylishstilig, well-dressed
    • være elegant i tøyet to be smartly dressed
    • en elegant herre an elegant gentleman
    brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:
    • kle seg elegant to dress elegantly
  2. lekende, letteasy · light (in weight) · slight, slightly playful, lightlett
    • i elegant stil in elegant style
    • innredningen var en elegant løsning the interior design was an elegant solution
    brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:
    • hoppe elegant over alle innvendinger to skip elegantly over all objections