エレガントereganto

1. na-adjectiveelegant

• Synonym優雅ゆうがNeutralRefers to composed, graceful bearing, and can also describe a leisurely life, as in 「優雅な暮らし」. 「エレガント」 is a loanword with a more Western, fashionable feel.
• Synonym優美ゆうびWrittenFocuses on the beauty of posture, lines, and form, often for dancing or curves. 「エレガント」 stresses a composed, refined air.
• Synonym瀟洒しょうしゃWrittenMeans clean-cut and free of vulgarity, often for buildings or attire, as in 「瀟洒な洋館」. 「エレガント」 leans toward composed elegance.
• Synonym上品じょうひんNeutralThe most common word: tasteful and free of vulgarity, for manners, flavors, colors, and more. 「エレガント」 puts more weight on graceful, Western-style beauty.
• SynonymエレガンスNeutralA noun for elegance itself, as in 「大人のエレガンス」. 「エレガント」 is an adjectival noun used to modify.
• SynonymしとやかNeutralDescribes quiet, demure bearing, mostly for women. 「エレガント」 stresses refined style and often covers dress and design.
• Synonym典雅てんがWrittenDenotes dignified, classical beauty in keeping with tradition. 「エレガント」 sounds modern and Western.
• Synonym都雅とがWrittenMeans polished refinement but is rarely used. In daily speech say 「上品」, and for a Western-style elegance say 「エレガント」.
• Synonym風雅ふうがWrittenRefers to refined, artistic taste and elegant pursuits such as poetry, as in 「風雅を愛する」. 「エレガント」 describes the elegance of people or things.
• Synonym雅みやびWrittenRefers to courtly, Japanese-style refinement with a classical coloring. 「エレガント」 is a loanword with a modern, Western feel.
• Synonym高雅こうがWrittenMeans lofty refinement but is uncommon even in writing. Say 「上品」 in daily life and 「エレガント」 for a Western-style elegance.
• Synonym文雅ぶんがWrittenCenters on literary refinement and the tastes of men of letters, rarely for looks. 「エレガント」 works for people, dress, and manners.
• Related流麗りゅうれいWrittenDescribes flowing beauty in prose, melody, lines, or movement, as in 「流麗な文章」. 「エレガント」 broadly covers people, dress, and manners.
• Related乙おつNeutralClose in its chic sense, as in 「乙な味」, stressing originality and charm. 「エレガント」 centers on composed elegance.
• RelatedおしゃれNeutralMeans stylish and careful about dress, and works as a verb too: 「お洒落する」. 「エレガント」 is about composed elegance, not trendiness.
• Related風流ふうりゅうNeutralRefers to artistic taste or a life of refined leisure, with a Japanese flavor. 「エレガント」 describes the elegant style of people or things.
• Related小粋こいきNeutralMeans polished and tasteful with a touch of wit, and can also mean conceited or flippant. 「エレガント」 is calmer and more dignified.
• Related心憎いこころにくいNeutralMeans admirably thorough and ingenious, as in 「心憎い演出」, stressing the care behind it. 「エレガント」 centers on elegance.
• Related麗しいうるわしいWrittenAn elegant word for physical beauty or moving loveliness, as in 「麗しい友情」. 「エレガント」 stresses a composed, refined air.
• Related雅やかみやびやかWrittenDescribes Japanese-style, courtly grace and splendor, as in 「雅やかな舞」. 「エレガント」 leans Western and fashionable.
• Related優艶ゆうえんWrittenMeans tender, alluring beauty, mostly for a woman's bearing, and is rarely used. 「エレガント」 carries no hint of allure.
• Related奥ゆかしいおくゆかしいWrittenEvaluates character: reserved, modest, with depth. 「エレガント」 concerns the elegance of bearing and aura.
• RelatedゆかしいWrittenMeans quietly refined and can also suggest nostalgia; it is rare. In daily speech call elegance 「上品」.
• Related美妙びみょうWrittenMeans exquisitely beautiful and is very rare. 「エレガント」 stresses composed elegance, not beauty alone.
• Antonym粗野そやNeutralThe opposite of 「エレガント」 in speech and behavior: rough and unrefined.
• Antonym野暮やぼNeutralThe opposite of 「エレガント」 in taste: unfashionable, blind to refinement, and tactless.

For elegant people, manners, or design, 「上品」 is the everyday choice and 「エレガント」 the more Western-sounding one. Use 「優雅」 for composed, leisurely grace and 「お洒落」 for stylish dressing. The antonyms are 「野暮」 (tasteless) and 「粗野」 (coarse).

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1. 落ち着おちつきがあり上品じょうひんなさま。優美ゆうびなさま。