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elegant

adj
/ˈɛl.ə.ɡənt/CA/ˈel.ə.ɡənt/

Etymology

From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns, collateral form of present participle of ēligere, from ex- (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”).

  1. derived from ēlegāns
  2. derived from elegant
  3. inherited from elegaunt

Definitions

  1. Characterised by or exhibiting elegance

    Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity.

  2. Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.

    • an elegant solution

  3. Fine

    Fine; doing well.

    • 'An' how are ye, Jemmie—how's every inch iv you?' enquired Moggy of the boy, when his agitation was a little blown over. 'I'm elegant, thank ye,' he answered; 'an' what's the matther wid ye all? I cum through the kitchen, and seen no one.'
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An elegant parrot.

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Derived

elegance, elegancy, elegant crested tinamou, elegantness, elegant parrot, elegant quail, elegant tit, elegant variation, hyperelegant, overelegant, piss-elegant, superelegant, swellegant, ultraelegant, unelegant

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at elegant. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at elegant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at elegant

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA