elegance
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class, classiness, courtliness, elegancy, fineness, grace, gracefulness, handsomeness, majesty, refinement, stateliness
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Freddy Cole sang the golden oldie with characteristic ease and elegance, accompanied in duet fashion by son Lionel Cole. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Jazz Fest review: Freddy Cole evokes sweet memories of brother Nat King Cole," 30 Aug. 2019 But for Steinerberger and coauthor Samuel G.B Johnson, beauty is made up of nine separate components: seriousness, universality, profundity, novelty, clarity, simplicity, elegance, intricacy, and sophistication. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Math Is As Beautiful As Art," 15 Aug. 2019 The version Nixon scuttled didn’t have the starch, elegance, universality or populist inclusion of the classical gold standard. — James Grant, WSJ, "The Fed Could Use a Golden Rule," 11 July 2019 Well, that’s all about to change as H&M just announced their first-ever collaboration with South African brand, Mantsho. The new collection will feature edgy African-inspired prints celebrating the elegance and vibrancy of Africa. — Nandi Howard, Essence, "H&M Is Celebrating Its First South African Collaboration," 9 Aug. 2019 The second is the simplicity and resulting elegance of his prose. — Los Angeles Times, "Escapes: Scotland’s unexpectedly great food is a fare to remember," 25 July 2019 Both Federer and Nadal are superstars beloved for the sporting ideals their respective games epitomize: the elegance and precision of Federer’s classic style of attacking tennis, the grit and ferocity of Nadal’s power-baseline game. — Kevin Craft, The Atlantic, "Novak Djokovic Is the Greatest Player of the ‘Big Three’," 14 July 2019 Benedetti brought a surfeit of beauty and elegance to Bruch, but there was no hint of the kind of swinging Wynton Marsalis has lately brought out in her. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: The Budapest Festival Orchestra takes over the Bowl," 31 July 2019 He was immediately taken with the conjecture’s simplicity and elegance. — Quanta Magazine, "Decades-Old Computer Science Conjecture Solved in Two Pages," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'elegance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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