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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French élégant.
Pronunciation
Noun
Elegant m (strong, genitive Elegants, plural Elegants)
- (higher register, often derogatory) dandy
Declension
Further reading
- “Elegant” in Duden online
- “Elegant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache