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elegant
[ˌeː.liˈɡant]

elegant

🇩🇪 German
[ˌeː.liˈɡant]
Meaning of elegant

refined look

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elegant

When to use elegant

elegant dress

elegantes Kleid

elegant style

eleganter Stil

elegant look

eleganter Look

elegant shoes

elegante Schuhe

elegant design

elegantes Design

elegant usage examples

🇮🇹Italian🇩🇪German

Sie trug ein elegantes Kleid.

🇮🇹Italian🇩🇪German

Das Hotel hat einen eleganten Stil.

Similar words

elegant

Emphasizes nobility, high status, and a refined, upscale impression; slightly more grand and status-oriented than simple “elegant.”

geschmackvoll

Highlights good taste and a well-balanced, tasteful choice; used for things that are arranged, designed, or dressed tastefully.

stilvoll

Means “stylish” or “done with style,” with a sense of harmony and good taste; a very close and broad match to “elegant.”

schick

More casual and everyday: “smart,” “stylish,” or “looking good”; less formal and less ceremonial than “elegant.”

edel

Emphasizes a noble, expensive, high-quality impression; often used for materials, objects, and appearance with a hint of luxury.

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What's the difference between elegant / geschmackvoll / stilvoll / schick / edel

🇩🇪German
elegant

Emphasizes nobility, high status, and a refined, upscale impression; slightly more grand and status-oriented than simple “elegant.”

B2Often

Sie trug ein vornehmes Kleid zu der Gala.

Она надела на гала-вечер благородное платье.

🇩🇪German

Highlights good taste and a well-balanced, tasteful choice; used for things that are arranged, designed, or dressed tastefully.

B2Very Often

Die Wohnung ist sehr geschmackvoll eingerichtet.

Квартира обставлена очень со вкусом.

🇩🇪German

Means “stylish” or “done with style,” with a sense of harmony and good taste; a very close and broad match to “elegant.”

B2Very Often

Er erschien in einem stilvollen Anzug zur Hochzeit.

Он появился на свадьбе в стильном костюме.

S
🇩🇪German
schick

More casual and everyday: “smart,” “stylish,” or “looking good”; less formal and less ceremonial than “elegant.”

B2Very Often

Du siehst heute sehr schick aus.

Ты сегодня выглядишь очень нарядно.

E
🇩🇪German
edel

Emphasizes a noble, expensive, high-quality impression; often used for materials, objects, and appearance with a hint of luxury.

B2Often

Das Armband wirkt sehr edel.

Браслет выглядит очень благородно.

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elegant translation: элегантный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

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[ˌeː.liˈɡant]

elegant translation

элегантный

elegant examples

Sie trug ein elegantes Kleid.

elegant transcription

[ˌeː.liˈɡant]

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elegant meaning: what does it mean?

von stilvoller, feiner und geschmackvoller Erscheinung

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elegant is pronounced as [ˌeː.liˈɡant]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

elegant definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Sie trug ein elegantes Kleid. Translation: На ней было элегантное платье.

Is elegant part of Style and Taste vocabulary?

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