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elegant

US /ˈɛləɡənt/

adjective Target · B2 Ăn uống

Definition

refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The conference dinner will take place in an elegant hall downtown.

Word Family

NounNoun
elegance
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
elegant gốc
AdverbAdv
elegantly

Synonyms

  • gracefulcharacterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
  • stylishhaving elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress

Collocations

  • Easy elegant dress
    describing elegant dress (refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style)
  • Medium elegant dining room
    describing elegant dining room (refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style)
  • Hard elegant solution
    describing elegant solution (refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style)
  • Very Hard consummate and elegant prose
    to consummate and elegant prose, meaning to fulfill sexually

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