| 1. | (adjective) refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" | 
	
	
	
	
	 |  | Antonyms: inelegant | 
	
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         | 2. | (satellite adjective) of seemingly effortless beauty in form or proportion | 
	
	
	
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         | 3. | (satellite adjective) suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | 
	
	
	 |  | Synonyms: graceful, refined | 
        
	
	
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         | 4. | (satellite adjective) refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" | 
	
	
	 |  | Synonyms: courtly, formal, stately | 
        
	
	
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