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Meaning of "elegantly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELEGANTLY

elegantly  [ˈɛlɪɡəntlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELEGANTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elegantly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ELEGANTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

elegantly

Elegance

Elegance is a synonym for beautiful that has come to acquire the additional connotations of unusual effectiveness and simplicity. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness particularly in the areas of visual design, decoration, the sciences, and the aesthetics of mathematics. Elegant things exhibit refined grace and dignified propriety.

Definition of elegantly in the English dictionary

The definition of elegantly in the dictionary is in a simple and beautiful manner. Other definition of elegantly is in a cleverly simple or ingenious way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELEGANTLY


apparently
əˈpærəntlɪ
arrogantly
ˈærəɡəntlɪ
consequently
ˈkɒnsɪkwəntlɪ
consistently
kənˈsɪstəntlɪ
constantly
ˈkɒnstəntlɪ
conveniently
kənˈviːnɪəntlɪ
currently
ˈkʌrəntlɪ
differently
ˈdɪfrəntlɪ
efficiently
ɪˈfɪʃ əntlɪ
extravagantly
ɪkˈstrævəɡəntlɪ
frequently
ˈfriːkwəntlɪ
importantly
ɪmˈpɔːtəntlɪ
independently
ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntlɪ
inelegantly
ɪnˈɛlɪɡəntlɪ
instantly
ˈɪnstəntlɪ
permanently
ˈpɜːmənəntlɪ
recently
ˈriːsəntlɪ
significantly
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntlɪ
subsequently
ˈsʌbsɪkwəntlɪ
termagantly
ˈtɜːməɡəntlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELEGANTLY

electuaries
electuary
eledoisin
eleemosynary
elegance
elegancies
elegancy
elegant
elegiac
elegiac couplet
elegiac stanza
elegiacal
elegiacally
elegiast
elegies
elegise
elegist
elegit
elegize
elegy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELEGANTLY

abundantly
blatantly
brilliantly
concomitantly
consonantly
defiantly
dominantly
exorbitantly
exuberantly
flagrantly
flamboyantly
gently
incessantly
insignificantly
pleasantly
predominantly
radiantly
recreantly
redundantly
reluctantly
vigilantly

Synonyms and antonyms of elegantly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «elegantly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELEGANTLY

Find out the translation of elegantly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of elegantly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «elegantly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

优雅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

elegantemente
570 millions of speakers

English

elegantly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुंदर ढंग से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بأناقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

элегантно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

elegantemente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এইরূপ সূচারূভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

élégamment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elegan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

elegant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エレガントに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우아하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Elegan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thanh lịch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேர்த்தியாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुंदरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zarif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

elegantemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

elegancko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

елегантно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

elegant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κομψά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elegant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elegant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elegant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of elegantly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELEGANTLY»

The term «elegantly» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.109 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELEGANTLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «elegantly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «elegantly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about elegantly

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2 QUOTES WITH «ELEGANTLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word elegantly.
1
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved.
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Robert Ingpen
A good story is elegantly wrapped, and the child discovers things bit by bit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELEGANTLY»

Discover the use of elegantly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elegantly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Elegantly Easy Creme Brulee: & Other Custard Desserts
Gathers recipes and instructions for creating professional creme brulees, including classic creme brulee, chocolate espresso creme brulee, sweet corn creme brulee, and roasted sweet garlic creme brulee
Debbie Puente, 1998
2
Elegantly frugal costumes: the poor man's do-it-yourself ...
Everything you need to know about making costumes for plays, pageants, musicals... at minimum expense.
Shirley Dearing, 1992
3
Roughing It Elegantly: A Practical Guide to Canoe Camping
Newly-revised, includes down-to-earth tips and information on planning a trip, organizing, packing, clothing, equipment and food.
Patricia J. Bell, 1994
4
Elegantly Wasted
This is a work of fiction.The book is meant to entertain, bring emotion to the front of your thoughts and hopefully to linger on after when it's done like a good drink finished as the sunsets and the laugher and talking continues.
Matthew Zorich, 2010
5
Elegantly Easy Liqueur Desserts
Drawn from her vibrant collection of liquers she has received as gifts over the years, the author presents sixty delectable recipes that combine desserts and dinner drinks into one delicious concoction, including Screwdriver Carrot cake ...
Debbie Puente, 2001
6
The Sensible Girl's Guide to Emigrating Elegantly
The book explores ways that everyone involved with communicating a brand's values - marketers, advertisers, PR people and so on - can focus on the potential of language to reach their goals.
Sally Corner, 2010
7
Style File: The World's Most Elegantly Dressed
This comprehensive, gorgeous book is a rich exploration of personal style that belongs in every well-dressed library.
Iké Udé, 2008
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Bookseller's catalogues
1700 Glover's Leonidas, boards, 3s • — 1811 17(U , calf, elegantly gilt, 4s 6d 1762 Goldsmith's Essays, Poems, and I lays, boards, 4s 1811 17t!3 ,2 vol. calf , elegantly gilt, is 6d 1764 Gulliver's Travels, boards, 3s 6d 1808 1705 , calf, elegantly ...
C.J. Barrington, 1813
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4 bookseller's catalogues
1 SOS 547Q Ditto, in 'calf, elegantly gilt, &c. 4s.9d. — , 1808 5 ISO Ditto, «rl calf, taper e.rtru, marbled leaves, 6s. 3d. 1808 5481 Humphry Clinker, by S nollnt, boards, 4f. " 1808 5482 Ditto, in atlf, elegantly gilt, 5s. Cd. 1808 548.^ Ditto, in calf  ...
Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones, 1811
10
Some improvements to the art of teaching, especially in the ...
Hoc, with quo, is elegantly us'd for tanto quant» , at. Hoc audit libtntiue quo sapim . Cic. §luo difficilius, hoe prac'ariut. Cic. /n is elegantly us'd for inter ; as, fl;V in magn's virif □non f/? habendu-i. Cic J/ with f«i is elegantly us'd for f«/»; qualis : as , ...
William Walker, 1730

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELEGANTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term elegantly is used in the context of the following news items.
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ROAD TEST: Athlete does it so elegantly
MERCEDES-Benz has always had a knack of building classy big coupes to appease those discerning buyers who have done well in life. «BDlive, Jul 15»
2
'Self/less' is elegantly goofy
'Self/less' is elegantly goofy. 'Self/Less'. By Matt Pais contact the reporter. 'Self/less' is elegantly goofy. Matt Pais says 'Self/less' is watchable ... «RedEye Chicago, Jul 15»
3
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and other characters to make you cry with …
... and a reluctant Angela Merkel. The humour is blood-dark, elegantly farcical, redolent of Nabokov's Pale Fire and its ambiguous commentator. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Here's what Ivanka Trump reads poolside
He elegantly puts to words something I've long felt is true, and I'm so happy to see this movement in professional generosity gaining traction. «CNBC, Jul 15»
5
The constant inconstancy that made Italians yearn for fascism
On the contrary, it is an immensely learned, elegantly written rehearsal of the significance of 23 Italian writers, from Dante in the 13th century to ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
What can we deduce from Sherlock and John's Victorian photo shoot?
We've already been treated to a look at Dr Watson's elegantly waxed moustache but it's worth mentioning it again, if only to appreciate how ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
7
iOS 9 beta 3 brings Apple Music, Apple News, Selfie albums, more
... the ability to learn from users reading habits to serve up ever more relevant content – all in a more readable and elegantly designed format. «SiliconANGLE, Jul 15»
8
The Power of Perfume
... I was standing in a crowded New York subway car when I caught a brief, passing whiff of the perfume worn by the elegantly dressed woman ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
Spring 2016 is all about lacy shirts, floral prints, silky fabrics — for …
The fall 2015 Duckie Brown collection included a group of elegantly draped chiffon and satin shirts. Duckie Brown had offered similarly ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Novelist Patricia Storace on How Shopping in Morocco Changed …
I HAVE SEEN many styles of salesmanship in bazaars and entrepôts around the world, from bullying to seductive, maternal to elegantly ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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