elegance

The word “elegance” has 3 syllables: el-e-gance

It's pronounced as /ˈɛlɪɡəns/


What is synonym and antonym for elegance?

In the thesaurus, “elegance” has 72 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for elegance along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for elegance

  • affectedness
  • artfulness
  • augustness
  • breeding
  • brilliance
  • charm
  • chic
  • choiceness
  • class
  • classicism
  • classiness
  • courtliness
  • cultivation
  • culture
  • delicacy
  • dignity
  • discernment
  • distinction
  • elegancy
  • exquisiteness
  • felicity
  • fineness
  • gentility
  • gloriousness
  • glory
  • good taste
  • grace
  • gracefulness
  • grandeur
  • grandiosity
  • grandness
  • handsomeness
  • hauteur
  • lavishness
  • lushness
  • luxuriance
  • luxuriousness
  • luxury
  • magnificence
  • majesty
  • nicety
  • nobility
  • nobleness
  • noblesse
  • opulence
  • ornateness
  • ostentation
  • ostentatiousness
  • plushiness
  • plushness
  • polish
  • politeness
  • poshness
  • pretentiousness
  • propriety
  • purity
  • refinement
  • resplendence
  • resplendency
  • restraint
  • rhythm
  • richness
  • showiness
  • simplicity
  • sophistication
  • splendor
  • stateliness
  • style
  • sumptuousness
  • symmetry
  • taste
  • tastefulness

Antonyms for elegance

  • coarseness
  • crudeness
  • dullness
  • flamboyance
  • flashiness
  • garishness
  • gaudiness
  • glitz
  • gracelessness
  • grotesqueness
  • grotesquerie
  • grotesquery
  • inelegance
  • insignificance
  • kitsch
  • poor taste
  • roughness
  • simplicity
  • tastelessness
  • tawdriness
  • ugliness
  • vulgarity

Meanings of elegance

  • noun
    1. Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
    2. Restraint and grace of style.
    3. The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
    4. A refinement or luxury.

Example Sentences

  • Her dress exuded elegance, making her the center of attention at the party.
  • The elegance of the artwork was evident in every brushstroke.
  • He carried himself with an air of quiet elegance that impressed everyone around him.
  • The hotel’s lobby was designed with simplicity and elegance in mind.
  • The elegance of her handwriting made her letters feel special and personal.

On this page you'll find 94 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to elegance, such as: affectedness, artfulness, augustness, breeding, brilliance, charm, chic.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • address
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  • dauntlessness
  • deference
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  • determination
  • doughtiness
  • duty
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  • fiber
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  • guts
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  • hardihood
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  • intestinal fortitude
  • intrepidity
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  • mettle
  • moxie
  • nerve
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  • pecker
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  • pluck
  • pluckiness
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  • savoir-faire
  • spirit
  • spunk
  • stamina
  • stomach
  • stoutness
  • tact
  • temerity
  • temper
  • tenacity
  • urbanity
  • valiance
  • valor
  • virtue

dapperness

  • artfulness
  • chic
  • chicness
  • class
  • cool
  • coolness
  • elegance
  • fashionableness
  • grace
  • gracefulness
  • hip
  • hipness
  • hipsterism
  • majesty
  • modishness
  • polish
  • poshness
  • smartness
  • sophistication
  • stateliness
  • style
  • stylishness
  • swank
  • swankiness
  • taste
  • tastefulness
  • trendiness
  • voguishness

fairness

  • aesthetics
  • allure
  • apathy
  • appeal
  • attraction
  • attractiveness
  • beauteousness
  • beautifulness
  • beauty
  • broad-mindedness
  • candor
  • charitableness
  • charity
  • charm
  • civility
  • comeliness
  • consideration
  • courtesy
  • cuteness
  • daintiness
  • decency
  • decorum
  • delicacy
  • delightfulness
  • desirability
  • desirableness
  • detachment
  • disinterest
  • disinterestedness
  • due
  • duty
  • elegance
  • equitableness
  • equity
  • esthetics
  • evenhandedness
  • exactitude
  • exquisiteness
  • fair shake
  • fair-mindedness
  • fascination
  • fence-sitting
  • flamboyance
  • flashiness
  • flawlessness
  • foxiness
  • give and take
  • glamor
  • glamour
  • gloriousness
  • glossiness
  • good faith
  • goodness
  • gorgeousness
  • handsomeness
  • honesty
  • honor
  • humanity
  • impartiality
  • indifference
  • integrity
  • justice
  • justness
  • legitimacy
  • looks
  • loveliness
  • lusciousness
  • moderation
  • neutralism
  • neutrality
  • nonpartisanship
  • nubility
  • objectiveness
  • objectivity
  • open-mindedness
  • perfection
  • prettiness
  • propriety
  • pulchritude
  • radiance
  • radiancy
  • rationality
  • reasonableness
  • resplendence
  • resplendency
  • right
  • righteousness
  • rightfulness
  • rightness
  • seductiveness
  • seemliness
  • sex appeal
  • sexiness
  • shapeliness
  • showiness
  • sightliness
  • slickness
  • splashiness
  • splendidness
  • splendiferousness
  • square deal
  • straddling
  • sublimeness
  • sublimity
  • suitability
  • superbness
  • tolerance
  • truth
  • unconcern
  • uprightness
  • veracity

magnificence

  • augustness
  • awesomeness
  • beauty
  • brilliance
  • dignity
  • distinction
  • elaborateness
  • elegance
  • exaltedness
  • extraordinariness
  • flashiness
  • flourish
  • formidability
  • gaudiness
  • glitter
  • gloriousness
  • glory
  • gorgeousness
  • grace
  • grandeur
  • grandiosity
  • grandness
  • greatness
  • importance
  • impressiveness
  • lavishness
  • loftiness
  • luxuriance
  • luxuriousness
  • luxury
  • majesty
  • marvelousness
  • nobility
  • nobleness
  • opulence
  • ornateness
  • ostentation
  • ostentatiousness
  • pomp
  • poshness
  • post
  • pretentiousness
  • princeliness
  • pulchritude
  • radiance
  • remarkableness
  • resplendence
  • resplendency
  • richness
  • ritziness
  • show
  • showiness
  • spectacularity
  • splendidness
  • splendiferousness
  • splendor
  • stateliness
  • stupendousness
  • style
  • sublimeness
  • sublimity
  • sumptuousness
  • superbness
  • swank
  • swankiness
  • wonderfulness
  • wondrousness

majesty

  • affectedness
  • artfulness
  • augustness
  • awesomeness
  • brilliance
  • chic
  • choiceness
  • class
  • classicism
  • classiness
  • courtliness
  • dignity
  • divine right
  • elaborateness
  • elegance
  • elegancy
  • exquisiteness
  • extraordinariness
  • fineness
  • flashiness
  • formidability
  • gaudiness
  • gloriousness
  • glory
  • gorgeousness
  • grace
  • gracefulness
  • grandeur
  • grandiosity
  • grandness
  • greatness
  • handsomeness
  • haughtiness
  • high-mindedness
  • illustriousness
  • impressiveness
  • kingliness
  • lavishness
  • lordliness
  • luxuriance
  • luxuriousness
  • luxury
  • magnanimity
  • magnificence
  • marvelousness
  • nobility
  • nobleness
  • opulence
  • ornateness
  • ostentation
  • ostentatiousness
  • plushiness
  • plushness
  • poise
  • polish
  • pomposity
  • pompousness
  • poshness
  • power
  • pretentiousness
  • princeliness
  • refinement
  • remarkableness
  • resplendence
  • resplendency
  • restraint
  • richness
  • ritziness
  • royalty
  • showiness
  • simplicity
  • sophistication
  • sovereignty
  • splendidness
  • splendiferousness
  • splendor
  • stateliness
  • stupendousness
  • sublimeness
  • sumptuousness
  • superbness
  • supremacy
  • swankiness
  • taste
  • tastefulness
  • wonderfulness
  • wondrousness

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