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[ noun ] a quality of refined gracefulness and good taste
Used in print (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)Of_course , it can be argued that an ability to write English correctly and with some degree of elegance is a marketable skill . (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)Unlike his younger brother , Joe , he never presumed_to address her more familiarly than as `` My dear friend '' , although he praised and envied the elegance and purity of her style . (Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)Their presence fouled the elegance of that room . Related terms inelegance quality dash magnificence daintiness refinement pomp class tastefulness chic courtliness |
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