- (n.) The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; -- said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc.
- (n.) That which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly attractive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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