élégant

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See also: elegant and êlégant

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēlegantem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.le.ɡɑ̃/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Adjective

élégant (feminine élégante, masculine plural élégants, feminine plural élégantes)

  1. elegant (exhibiting elegance)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • German: Elegant
  • Romanian: elegant
  • Turkish: elegan

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