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Noun: elegance  e-lu-gun(t)s
  1. A refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
    "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility";
    - elegancy [archaic]
     
  2. A quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)
    "the simplicity and elegance of his invention";
    - elegancy [archaic]

Derived forms: elegances

Type of: quality

Antonym: inelegance

Encyclopedia: Elegance