All 3 Uses of
elegant
in
The Glass Castle
- Dad had named me after her; Mom suggested adding the second N to make it more elegant and French. [Jeannette]
p. 203.6 *elegant = refined and tasteful
- Mr. Becker was captivated by John Dean's wife, Maureen, who sat behind her husband when he was testifying and wore elegant clothes and pulled her blond hair back in a tight bun.
p. 215.5
- A year after I started the column, I was in a small, overstuffed restaurant across the table from an aging, elegant woman in a silk turban who oversaw the International Best Dressed List.
p. 270.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(elegant as in: an elegant gown) refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior or style
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(2)
(elegant as in: as elegant equation) a solution that is simpler (and often more comprehensive) than most would anticipate