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/ˈe-li-gənt/
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin
elegant-, elegans
; akin to Latin
eligere
to select
adjective
marked
by
elegance
of
a
high
grade
or
quality
:
splendid
elegant
clothes
choice
exquisite
elegant
rare
delicate
dainty
mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste.
choice
stresses preeminence in quality or kind.
exquisite
implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste.